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Ceredigion road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2012, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011 (209), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 2012
210
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
281
Down 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2012

None of the collisions in Ceredigion in 2012 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24888%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2012 is highlighted, with 210, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (10%)
  • Wednesday37 (18%)
  • Thursday41 (20%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (9%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.2%)
  • February10 (4.8%)
  • March19 (9%)
  • April17 (8.1%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June15 (7.1%)
  • July13 (6.2%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September15 (7.1%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November17 (8.1%)
  • December19 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (54%)
  • Wet or damp89 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph65 (31%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph123 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (70%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (14%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (68%)
  • Passenger61 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2012.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2012

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2012, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2012

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2012: 64, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487648506
2ndA44172403
3rdB4337111401
4thA482101502
5thA4858900
6thA48471502
7thA48671003
8thA4754600
9thB43434601
10thB43464400
11thA41203301
12thB43333300
13thB43403301
14thB43342201
15thB43382500
16thB43422201
17thB44592200
18thB45712200
19thB45722200
20thA41591100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2012

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2012: 27.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2012

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2012: 96.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years