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Ceredigion road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2004, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (284), and casualties fell from 435.

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

Collisions in 2004
278
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
407
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2004

1.8% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2004 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious6323%
  • Slight21076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight32680%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2004 is highlighted, with 278, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April29 (10%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June21 (7.6%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August22 (7.9%)
  • September18 (6.5%)
  • October23 (8.3%)
  • November24 (8.6%)
  • December29 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other13 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (59%)
  • Wet or damp105 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (29%)
  • 40 mph30 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph167 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (75%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2086 (21%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (63%)
  • Passenger112 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (79%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle20 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2004.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2004

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2004, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2004

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2004: 92, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48792139018
2ndA44172723
3rdA485121910
4thB4337121803
5thB4342111213
6thA482101403
7thA47591202
8thA4867803
9thA412061102
10thB45726702
11thB45705702
12thB45715901
13thA41594700
14thA4844501
15thB43434601
16thB43464400
17thB43333501
18thB45773403
19thB45783502
20thB43342200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2004

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2004: 32.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2004

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2004: 119.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years