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Ceredigion road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2005, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (278), and casualties rose from 407.

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

Collisions in 2005
285
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
434
Up 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2005

0.7% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight37687%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2005 is highlighted, with 285, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (19%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March34 (12%)
  • April28 (9.8%)
  • May26 (9.1%)
  • June25 (8.8%)
  • July20 (7%)
  • August17 (6%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October19 (6.7%)
  • November27 (9.5%)
  • December19 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (58%)
  • Wet or damp112 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (31%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph163 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (79%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2091 (21%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 7522 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (61%)
  • Passenger132 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How Ceredigion ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2005.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2005

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2005, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2005

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2005: 94, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48794143112
2ndA44183204
3rdA482152514
4thA485112302
5thA475101600
6thA48691303
7thB433791204
8thA412081101
9thA48461100
10thB433361101
11thB43534801
12thB45484502
13thB43343401
14thB43383301
15thB43403801
16thB43433500
17thB45703701
18thB45713300
19thB43422300
20thB45462201

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2005

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2005: 35.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2005

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2005: 121.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2005, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years