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Ceredigion road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2024, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2023 (168), and casualties rose from 237.

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

Collisions in 2024
167
Down 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
238
Level with 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2024

None of the collisions in Ceredigion in 2024 were fatal and 37% were serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6137%
  • Slight10663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7230%
  • Slight16670%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2024 is highlighted, with 167, down 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday15 (9%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.6%)
  • February7 (4.2%)
  • March12 (7.2%)
  • April12 (7.2%)
  • May14 (8.4%)
  • June16 (9.6%)
  • July11 (6.6%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September16 (9.6%)
  • October20 (12%)
  • November12 (7.2%)
  • December13 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (62%)
  • Wet or damp62 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (17%)
  • 30 mph9 (5.4%)
  • 40 mph16 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph106 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (74%)
  • Van occupant20 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (17%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (13%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (12%)
  • Over 7514 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (71%)
  • Passenger54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (11%)
  • Motorcycle11 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2024.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2024

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2024, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2024

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2024: 45, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4874566015
2ndA44111906
3rdA482111305
4thA485101205
5thB4337101103
6thB43335801
7thB43535502
8thA41204502
9thA415941002
10thA4864502
11thB43404702
12thB43434501
13thB43423400
14thA4752401
15thB43342300
16thB43462200
17thB45702300
18thB45772302
19thA4781500
20thB43381400

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2024

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2024: 17.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2024

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2024: 64.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2024, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years