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Ceredigion road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1989, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (234), and casualties rose from 328.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,463 collisions in Ceredigion.

Collisions in 1989
242
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
347
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1989

0.4% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1989 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7129%
  • Slight17070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8926%
  • Slight25774%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1989 is highlighted, with 242, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025142205
2024167238
2023168237
2022138196
2021152202
2020110142
2019160214
2018185246
2017163229
2016189259
2015177259
2014174249
2013181253
2012210281
2011209320
2010208340
2009226306
2008229314
2007273428
2006254378
2005285434
2004278407
2003284435
2002273452
2001251383
2000255376
1999270417
1998268410
1997252398
1996238388
1995209323
1994264410
1993229344
1992262387
1991258424
1990263366
1989242347
1988234328
1987229356
1986229337
1985240374
1984236331
1983247342
1982251380
1981219320
1980238356
1979244351

When and where crashes happen in Ceredigion in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.4%)
  • February16 (6.6%)
  • March13 (5.4%)
  • April11 (4.5%)
  • May18 (7.4%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July20 (8.3%)
  • August22 (9.1%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (15%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (56%)
  • Wet or damp66 (27%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (15%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (29%)
  • 40 mph12 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph159 (66%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2099 (29%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5518 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 7515 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (58%)
  • Passenger116 (33%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (74%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Ceredigion

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ceredigion ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1989.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1989

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1989: 81, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48781122025
2ndA44182708
3rdA482132000
4thA484131804
5thA475111403
6thA486101101
7thA4855501
8thB43335901
9thB43375503
10thB43435512
11thB43424502
12thA41203701
13thB45703300
14thB43402200
15thB43462200
16thB43532201
17thA41591401
18thA4781101
19thB43341101
20thB43381100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1989

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1989: 36.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1989

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1989: 98.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1989, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years