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Ceredigion road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1997, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (238), and casualties rose from 388.

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

Collisions in 1997
252
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
398
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1997

4% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious5522%
  • Slight18774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious8622%
  • Slight29875%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1997 is highlighted, with 252, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.1%)
  • February21 (8.3%)
  • March24 (9.5%)
  • April27 (11%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June19 (7.5%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August31 (12%)
  • September14 (5.6%)
  • October19 (7.5%)
  • November16 (6.3%)
  • December16 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other11 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (57%)
  • Wet or damp104 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (27%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph171 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (73%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2063 (16%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (56%)
  • Passenger139 (35%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.4%)
  • Minibus6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1997.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1997

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1997: 85, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48785145417
2ndA44202926
3rdA486141913
4thA482122522
5thA475101001
6thA48581002
7thB433771201
8thA4844711
9thA41203300
10thA41593801
11thB43333701
12thB43403400
13thB43433500
14thB43533602
15thB45463401
16thB45483502
17thB45723300
18thB43422401
19thB45712200
20thA861101

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1997

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1997: 26.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1997

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1997: 100.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1997, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years