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Ceredigion road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2014, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2013 (181), and casualties fell from 253.

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

Collisions in 2014
174
Down 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
249
Down 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2014

3.4% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.4%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight13477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious4418%
  • Slight19980%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2014 is highlighted, with 174, down 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.3%)
  • February8 (4.6%)
  • March14 (8%)
  • April13 (7.5%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June15 (8.6%)
  • July24 (14%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September14 (8%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November14 (8%)
  • December11 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (61%)
  • Wet or damp66 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (32%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph104 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2044 (18%)
  • 21 to 2544 (18%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4526 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (67%)
  • Passenger66 (27%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2014.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2014

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2014, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2014

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2014: 48, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487487929
2ndA482162015
3rdA44132002
4thA4847901
5thA4857900
6thA47561000
7thA41205901
8thB43375501
9thA41593500
10thA4863400
11thB43533610
12thB45483411
13thB45703400
14thB45723300
15thB43332200
16thB43402501
17thB43422300
18thB43432202
19thB43462200
20thB45772401

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2014

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2014: 19.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2014

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2014: 75.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years