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Ceredigion road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2022, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2021 (152), and casualties fell from 202.

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

Collisions in 2022
138
Down 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
196
Down 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2022

2.2% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious3828%
  • Slight9770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4523%
  • Slight14876%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2022 is highlighted, with 138, down 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 138
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (11%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday27 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (22%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (5.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.2%)
  • February13 (9.4%)
  • March6 (4.3%)
  • April12 (8.7%)
  • May8 (5.8%)
  • June5 (3.6%)
  • July13 (9.4%)
  • August20 (14%)
  • September11 (8%)
  • October17 (12%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December8 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (67%)
  • Wet or damp43 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph33 (24%)
  • 40 mph14 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph81 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (15%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3535 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.7%)
  • Over 756 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (65%)
  • Passenger53 (27%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car157 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (12%)
  • Motorcycle19 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ceredigion ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2022.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2022

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2022, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2022

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2022: 40, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4874064111
2ndA48281102
3rdA4471303
4thB43376600
5thA4755701
6thA4855700
7thB45764511
8thA41203302
9thA4863403
10thB43533301
11thB45773500
12thA4842210
13thB43332302
14thB43342201
15thB43422201
16thB43432200
17thB45702201
18thB45722300
19thB43381100
20thB43401300

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2022

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2022: 16.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2022

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2022: 59.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2022.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years