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Ceredigion road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1996, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1995 (209), and casualties rose from 323.

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

Collisions in 1996
238
Up 14% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
388
Up 20% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1996

4.2% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.2%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight32183%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1996 is highlighted, with 238, up 14% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (19%)
  • Sunday21 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5%)
  • February21 (8.8%)
  • March15 (6.3%)
  • April22 (9.2%)
  • May16 (6.7%)
  • June18 (7.6%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August26 (11%)
  • September20 (8.4%)
  • October22 (9.2%)
  • November22 (9.2%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (17%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (59%)
  • Wet or damp92 (39%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (23%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph167 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (78%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2076 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (56%)
  • Passenger139 (36%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 1996.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1996

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1996: 95, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48795165316
2ndA44173506
3rdA482111821
4thA412081202
5thA4848902
6thB433781704
7thA48561110
8thA4754901
9thA4864620
10thB43424501
11thB43534810
12thB43333700
13thB43463301
14thB45483400
15thB45703400
16thA4782201
17thB43402301
18thB44592400
19thB45722301
20thA41591100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1996

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1996: 27.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1996

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1996: 99.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1996, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years