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Ceredigion road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2009, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (229), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2009
226
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
306
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2009

1.8% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4118%
  • Slight18180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight25483%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2009 is highlighted, with 226, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.2%)
  • February22 (9.7%)
  • March16 (7.1%)
  • April16 (7.1%)
  • May20 (8.8%)
  • June21 (9.3%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September17 (7.5%)
  • October16 (7.1%)
  • November21 (9.3%)
  • December13 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (62%)
  • Wet or damp79 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph62 (27%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph145 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (6.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (18%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (67%)
  • Passenger75 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2009.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2009

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2009, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2009

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2009: 70, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48770108211
2ndA44182507
3rdA482131701
4thA485101201
5thA47591402
6thB433791302
7thB43407802
8thA4865602
9thB43435501
10thA41204600
11thA4843400
12thB43333301
13thB43383500
14thB43423301
15thA41592201
16thB43462201
17thB43532300
18thB45482300
19thB45712300
20thB45772200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2009

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2009: 21.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2009

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2009: 102.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2009.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years