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Ceredigion road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2021, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 38% on 2020 (110), and casualties rose from 142.

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

Collisions in 2021
152
Up 38% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
202
Up 42% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2021

1.3% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2021 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3724%
  • Slight11374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight15577%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2021 is highlighted, with 152, up 38% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 152
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday10 (6.6%)
  • Wednesday26 (17%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday28 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (8.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (2%)
  • February7 (4.6%)
  • March6 (3.9%)
  • April9 (5.9%)
  • May14 (9.2%)
  • June13 (8.6%)
  • July22 (14%)
  • August14 (9.2%)
  • September25 (16%)
  • October19 (13%)
  • November8 (5.3%)
  • December12 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (64%)
  • Wet or damp47 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph38 (25%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph100 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 108 (4%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (12%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3542 (21%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (11%)
  • Over 7511 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (67%)
  • Passenger57 (28%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (65%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (11%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 and the 8 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 (8)

How Ceredigion ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2021.

Collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2021

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2021, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2021

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2021: 48, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4874863112
2ndA4858801
3rdB43378901
4thA48261201
5thB43336800
6thA445811
7thA4845603
8thB43535503
9thB43404801
10thB45724501
11thA4753301
12thB43423500
13thB43433301
14thB43463301
15thB45483800
16thA41202200
17thA41592400
18thB43382200
19thA3781100
20thA4571200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2021

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2021: 16.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2021

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2021: 63.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years