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Ceredigion road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2010, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (226), and casualties rose from 306.

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

Collisions in 2010
208
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
340
Up 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2010

1.9% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight29085%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2010 is highlighted, with 208, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday41 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday19 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (5.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.3%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March24 (12%)
  • April15 (7.2%)
  • May20 (9.6%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July12 (5.8%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September26 (13%)
  • October13 (6.3%)
  • November20 (9.6%)
  • December12 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (60%)
  • Wet or damp70 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (31%)
  • 40 mph22 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph121 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (60%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (13%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Cyclist3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (14%)
  • 16 to 2079 (23%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3538 (11%)
  • 36 to 4559 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (56%)
  • Passenger120 (35%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2010.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2010

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2010, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2010

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2010: 64, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4876483313
2ndA44183816
3rdA4858900
4thA412071000
5thA4867801
6thB433371402
7thA4826900
8thB43406901
9thA47551003
10thB43425801
11thB43434401
12thA4843502
13thB43373501
14thB45703602
15thA41592300
16thA47824400
17thB45722400
18thB43341200
19thB43381100
20thB44591300

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2010

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2010: 23.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2010

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2010: 86.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2010.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years