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Ceredigion road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2016, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2015 (177), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2016
189
Up 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
259
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2016

1.6% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight15381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight21483%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2016 is highlighted, with 189, up 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.5%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March16 (8.5%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June14 (7.4%)
  • July27 (14%)
  • August25 (13%)
  • September15 (7.9%)
  • October12 (6.3%)
  • November16 (8.5%)
  • December9 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (59%)
  • Wet or damp72 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph48 (25%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph111 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (70%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (16%)
  • 26 to 3545 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (14%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.6%)
  • Over 7513 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (66%)
  • Passenger61 (24%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2016.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2016

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2016, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2016

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2016: 60, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4876092210
2ndA44131901
3rdA485111203
4thA4828910
5thB43377804
6thA4846700
7thA4755601
8thB434051503
9thB43435601
10thB43535601
11thA41204500
12thA4863301
13thB43333400
14thB43423400
15thB45483400
16thB45713300
17thB43342200
18thB45722401
19thA41591100
20thB44591100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2016

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2016: 15.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2016

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2016: 81.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years