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Ceredigion road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2023, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2022 (138), and casualties rose from 196.

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

Collisions in 2023
168
Up 22% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
237
Up 21% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2023 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious6338%
  • Slight10462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious7331%
  • Slight16369%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2023 is highlighted, with 168, up 22% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday14 (8.3%)
  • Thursday19 (11%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (8.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.7%)
  • February8 (4.8%)
  • March9 (5.4%)
  • April14 (8.3%)
  • May15 (8.9%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July12 (7.1%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September14 (8.3%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November12 (7.1%)
  • December14 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other10 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (54%)
  • Wet or damp70 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (9.5%)
  • 30 mph28 (17%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (3%)
  • 60 mph111 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (95%)
  • Roundabout5 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (68%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2038 (16%)
  • 21 to 2535 (15%)
  • 26 to 3530 (13%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.6%)
  • Over 7515 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (70%)
  • Passenger51 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2023.

Collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2023

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2023, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2023

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2023: 53, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4875377018
2ndA441733010
3rdA4859903
4thB43376903
5thB43425603
6thB43384702
7thA41593701
8thA4753401
9thA4823401
10thA4843401
11thB43403502
12thB43433301
13thA41202302
14thB43462200
15thB43532300
16thB45712202
17thB45722201
18thA4781201
19thA4861200
20thB43331100

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2023

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2023: 18.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2023

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2023: 75.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2023, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years