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Ceredigion road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 1998, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1997 (252), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 1998
268
Up 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
410
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 1998

2.6% of collisions in Ceredigion in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious5521%
  • Slight20677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7418%
  • Slight32880%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 1998 is highlighted, with 268, up 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.7%)
  • February21 (7.8%)
  • March13 (4.9%)
  • April23 (8.6%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July22 (8.2%)
  • August21 (7.8%)
  • September17 (6.3%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December26 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (53%)
  • Wet or damp119 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (31%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph174 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (59%)
  • Passenger139 (34%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (78%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1998.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 1998

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 1998: 94, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48794153515
2ndA44213528
3rdA485151801
4thA482131600
5thA48481403
6thA48681104
7thA4757901
8thB43405800
9thA47841002
10thB43374501
11thB43424903
12thB45484501
13thB45724701
14thA41203500
15thA41593600
16thB43382201
17thB43432201
18thB43462200
19thB43532301
20thB45702200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 1998

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 1998: 35.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 1998

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 1998: 104.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years