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Ceredigion road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2001, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (255), and casualties rose from 376.

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

Collisions in 2001
251
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
383
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2001

2.8% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2001 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious5924%
  • Slight18574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7319%
  • Slight30279%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2001 is highlighted, with 251, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (18%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.2%)
  • February20 (8%)
  • March16 (6.4%)
  • April12 (4.8%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June32 (13%)
  • July19 (7.6%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September23 (9.2%)
  • October20 (8%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December11 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (63%)
  • Wet or damp87 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph71 (28%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph160 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (10%)
  • 16 to 2079 (21%)
  • 21 to 2531 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (10%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.7%)
  • Over 7520 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (56%)
  • Passenger132 (34%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (79%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ceredigion

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ceredigion ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2001.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2001

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2001, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2001

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2001: 90, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48790127219
2ndA44121901
3rdA482101304
4thA486101503
5thA47593316
6thA48571302
7thB43376903
8thA41205602
9thA4845601
10thA41594700
11thA4784710
12thB43424600
13thB43534501
14thB45714701
15thB43403401
16thB45723500
17thB43382301
18thB45482700
19thB45782200
20thA401100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2001

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2001: 25.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2001

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2001: 100.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2001, 4 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years