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Ceredigion road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2015, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (174), and casualties rose from 249.

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

Collisions in 2015
177
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
259
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2015

2.3% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2015 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious4123%
  • Slight13275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5019%
  • Slight20579%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2015 is highlighted, with 177, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (2.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9%)
  • February16 (9%)
  • March13 (7.3%)
  • April16 (9%)
  • May10 (5.6%)
  • June15 (8.5%)
  • July16 (9%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September17 (9.6%)
  • October15 (8.5%)
  • November11 (6.2%)
  • December12 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (59%)
  • Wet or damp68 (38%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (27%)
  • 40 mph22 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph103 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (5%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (14%)
  • 66 to 7522 (8.5%)
  • Over 7512 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (66%)
  • Passenger78 (30%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2015.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2015

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area and Aberystwyth Penparcau, Ceredigion, SY23 1SJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2015, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2015

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2015: 43, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4874379112
2ndA44131604
3rdA48291501
4thA412061001
5thA4846601
6thA4856904
7thA4866700
8thB43375710
9thA4754700
10thB43404601
11thB43534601
12thB43333500
13thB43383501
14thB43433301
15thB45723501
16thB45773502
17thB43342300
18thB43422201
19thB44592200
20thB45482200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2015

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2015: 16.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2015

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years