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Ceredigion road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2020, and 142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 31% on 2019 (160), and casualties fell from 214.

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

Collisions in 2020
110
Down 31% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
142
Down 34% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2020

2.7% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious2624%
  • Slight8174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight11077%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2020 is highlighted, with 110, down 31% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 110
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (10%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday16 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (10%)
  • February12 (11%)
  • March9 (8.2%)
  • April3 (2.7%)
  • May8 (7.3%)
  • June6 (5.5%)
  • July10 (9.1%)
  • August23 (21%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October6 (5.5%)
  • November7 (6.4%)
  • December3 (2.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (59%)
  • Wet or damp42 (38%)
  • Snow2 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph18 (16%)
  • 40 mph19 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph69 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (95%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (13%)
  • Cyclist13 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian9 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2020 (14%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3526 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (15%)
  • 46 to 5525 (18%)
  • 56 to 656 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.6%)
  • Over 759 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (73%)
  • Passenger29 (20%)
  • Pedestrian9 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car120 (64%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (11%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How Ceredigion ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2020.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2020

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2020, with 4 collisions.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2020

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2020: 36, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487365317
2ndA44101202
3rdB433761002
4thA4855502
5thA4754601
6thA4823302
7thA4843402
8thA41202311
9thA4862301
10thB43402200
11thB43422201
12thB43532201
13thB45702410
14thB45712300
15thA41591100
16thA4781100
17thB43331100
18thB43341100
19thB43431101
20thB43461100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2020

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2020: 8.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2020

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2020: 45.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2020, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2020.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years