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Ceredigion road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2002, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2001 (251), and casualties rose from 383.

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

Collisions in 2002
273
Up 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
452
Up 18% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2002

2.2% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2002 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight21378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight37783%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2002 is highlighted, with 273, up 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (11%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.2%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March31 (11%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May20 (7.3%)
  • June23 (8.4%)
  • July24 (8.8%)
  • August32 (12%)
  • September19 (7%)
  • October25 (9.2%)
  • November17 (6.2%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (59%)
  • Wet or damp105 (38%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (23%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph192 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (10%)
  • 16 to 2080 (18%)
  • 21 to 2547 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (59%)
  • Passenger153 (34%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (77%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ceredigion ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2002.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2002

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2002, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2002

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2002: 90, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48790132213
2ndA44244513
3rdB4337182805
4thA482112302
5thB4340102001
6thA412081503
7thA48571101
8thA47561012
9thA4866800
10thB43425600
11thB457051103
12thA4784610
13thB43434601
14thB43534601
15thA41593702
16thA4843301
17thB45723502
18thB43332401
19thB45782200
20thB45711100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2002

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2002: 27.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2002

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2002: 124.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2002, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years