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Ceredigion road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2003, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (273), and casualties fell from 452.

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

Collisions in 2003
284
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
435
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2003

3.2% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2003 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight21174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious9321%
  • Slight33377%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2003 is highlighted, with 284, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.1%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March20 (7%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May25 (8.8%)
  • June19 (6.7%)
  • July38 (13%)
  • August26 (9.2%)
  • September22 (7.7%)
  • October21 (7.4%)
  • November24 (8.5%)
  • December27 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (61%)
  • Wet or damp105 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (26%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph189 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (76%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6%)
  • 16 to 2086 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7520 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (59%)
  • Passenger137 (31%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 9 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 (9)

How Ceredigion ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2003.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2003

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2003, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2003

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2003: 102, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487102169322
2ndA44203614
3rdA485152007
4thA48291301
5thB434081104
6thA47571222
7thA48661010
8thB433361002
9thA41205601
10thB434251012
11thB43435501
12thB43374400
13thA4843400
14thB43533703
15thB45483300
16thB45713300
17thB45723501
18thB45763402
19thA4782200
20thB43342200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2003

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2003: 28.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2003

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2003: 113.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years