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Ceredigion road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2019, and 214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2018 (185), and casualties fell from 246.

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

Collisions in 2019
160
Down 14% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
214
Down 13% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2019

3.1% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight17180%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2019 is highlighted, with 160, down 14% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 160
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.3%)
  • February10 (6.3%)
  • March16 (10%)
  • April17 (11%)
  • May11 (6.9%)
  • June15 (9.4%)
  • July15 (9.4%)
  • August14 (8.8%)
  • September13 (8.1%)
  • October13 (8.1%)
  • November14 (8.8%)
  • December12 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (56%)
  • Wet or damp66 (41%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph38 (24%)
  • 40 mph16 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph97 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (16%)
  • 21 to 2529 (14%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.9%)
  • Over 7515 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (68%)
  • Passenger51 (24%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2019.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2019

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2019, with 10 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2019

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2019: 44, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487446938
2ndA44121402
3rdB4337121201
4thA48481611
5thA4757900
6thA4857702
7thA4826603
8thB45484401
9thA4783600
10thA41202201
11thA41592201
12thB43382200
13thB43402200
14thB43532501
15thB45712200
16thA4861110
17thB43331101
18thB43341101
19thB43421401
20thB43431100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2019

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2019: 18.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2019

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2019: 63.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2019, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years