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Ceredigion road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2008, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (273), and casualties fell from 428.

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

Collisions in 2008
229
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
314
Down 27% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight19485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight27588%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2008 is highlighted, with 229, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.7%)
  • February17 (7.4%)
  • March16 (7%)
  • April26 (11%)
  • May16 (7%)
  • June18 (7.9%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August18 (7.9%)
  • September18 (7.9%)
  • October25 (11%)
  • November15 (6.6%)
  • December21 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (21%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (58%)
  • Wet or damp91 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph53 (23%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph150 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (23%)
  • 21 to 2531 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (65%)
  • Passenger90 (29%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (77%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2008.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2008

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2008, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2008

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2008: 75, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48775105314
2ndA44223004
3rdA485111304
4thA47591701
5thA4828901
6thB43378902
7thB434271602
8thB43406900
9thA4845600
10thB43335600
11thB45705700
12thA41204400
13thA4864500
14thB43384400
15thB45773700
16thA41592401
17thB43462200
18thB45482200
19thB45762200
20thA4701100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2008

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2008: 27.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2008

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2008: 108.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years