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Ceredigion road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Ceredigion in 2025, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2024 (167), and casualties fell from 238.

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

Collisions in 2025
142
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
205
Down 14% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Ceredigion in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Ceredigion in 2025 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.2% and 27% in Ceredigion from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious5237%
  • Slight8963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious6230%
  • Slight14269%

Ceredigion road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ceredigion, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 285 in 2005. 2025 is highlighted, with 142, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (18%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.7%)
  • February7 (4.9%)
  • March7 (4.9%)
  • April14 (9.9%)
  • May20 (14%)
  • June10 (7%)
  • July7 (4.9%)
  • August15 (11%)
  • September18 (13%)
  • October10 (7%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December8 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (63%)
  • Wet or damp50 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (23%)
  • 30 mph12 (8.5%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph75 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ceredigion in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (16%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (17%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3536 (18%)
  • 36 to 4520 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5527 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (14%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.4%)
  • Over 7515 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (69%)
  • Passenger48 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (64%)
  • Motorcycle33 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ceredigion in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (9)

How Ceredigion ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ceredigion had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2025.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ceredigion in 2025

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, Ceredigion, SY23 1LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ceredigion in 2025, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ceredigion with the most crashes in 2025

The A487 had the most collisions in Ceredigion in 2025: 50, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ceredigion, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4875075122
2ndA4481702
3rdA48281104
4thB43436701
5thB45705501
6thB43374501
7thA4753302
8thA4853302
9thB43423300
10thB43533301
11thA4782401
12thB43382401
13thB44592501
14thB45712501
15thA41201101
16thA4841201
17thA4861100
18thB43331100
19thB43461101
20thB45461200

Towns in Ceredigion: crashes in 2025

Aberystwyth had the most collisions of any town in Ceredigion in 2025: 11.

Postcode districts in Ceredigion: crashes in 2025

SY23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ceredigion in 2025: 46.

Latest crashes in Ceredigion in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Ceredigion in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Ceredigion road accidents in other years