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Ceredigion road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2017, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2016 (189), and casualties fell from 259.

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

Collisions in 2017
163
Down 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
229
Down 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight12577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18882%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2017 is highlighted, with 163, down 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (5.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.9%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April21 (13%)
  • May6 (3.7%)
  • June10 (6.1%)
  • July24 (15%)
  • August15 (9.2%)
  • September14 (8.6%)
  • October11 (6.7%)
  • November21 (13%)
  • December6 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (61%)
  • Wet or damp59 (36%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph47 (29%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph90 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (95%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (73%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (10%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (22%)
  • 36 to 4525 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.6%)
  • Over 7518 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (66%)
  • Passenger56 (24%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How Ceredigion ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2017.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2017

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2017, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2017

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2017: 44, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487447128
2ndB4337101802
3rdA48681404
4thB43408803
5thA4471402
6thA4757902
7thA4856600
8thA4825501
9thA41204600
10thB43334601
11thB43534410
12thA41593700
13thA4843300
14thB43382200
15thB43422300
16thB43462200
17thB45482201
18thA4781101
19thB43431101
20thB45711200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2017

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2017: 16.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2017

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2017: 66.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years