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Ceredigion road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1990, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1989 (242), and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 1990
263
Up 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
366
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1990

1.9% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1990 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7127%
  • Slight18771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious9225%
  • Slight26572%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1990 is highlighted, with 263, up 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday57 (22%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.7%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March20 (7.6%)
  • April29 (11%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July18 (6.8%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September21 (8%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November17 (6.5%)
  • December23 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (59%)
  • Wet or damp102 (39%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (27%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph173 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (72%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6%)
  • 16 to 2091 (25%)
  • 21 to 2556 (15%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (55%)
  • Passenger125 (34%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1990.

Collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1990

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1990: 95, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48795137324
2ndA482222823
3rdA44142106
4thA485121603
5thA484101408
6thB433781100
7thA4756901
8thA4866700
9thB43336800
10thB434251202
11thB43535801
12thB43403402
13thB43433302
14thB45703401
15thB45723400
16thB45763500
17thA4782200
18thB43342301
19thB43462200
20thA41201100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1990

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1990: 25.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1990

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1990: 105.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years