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Ceredigion road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2018, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2017 (163), and casualties rose from 229.

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

Collisions in 2018
185
Up 13% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
246
Up 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2018

2.2% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight14478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4016%
  • Slight20282%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2018 is highlighted, with 185, up 13% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (19%)
  • Sunday30 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.9%)
  • February15 (8.1%)
  • March9 (4.9%)
  • April9 (4.9%)
  • May16 (8.6%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August15 (8.1%)
  • September24 (13%)
  • October16 (8.6%)
  • November13 (7%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (59%)
  • Wet or damp72 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph57 (31%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph97 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (93%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (66%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2033 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (16%)
  • 36 to 4522 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (15%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.5%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (63%)
  • Passenger59 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ceredigion ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2018.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2018

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2018, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2018

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2018: 52, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487527419
2ndA44141905
3rdB4337141904
4thA485111610
5thA475101101
6thA48291702
7thB43407800
8thA4844501
9thB43433302
10thA4782300
11thB43422300
12thB43462200
13thB43532200
14thB45462201
15thB45482201
16thB45702301
17thB45712200
18thA41201100
19thA4861101
20thB43341200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2018

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2018: 21.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2018

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2018: 75.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years