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SA43 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,807 road traffic collisions in the SA43 postcode district, Ceredigion, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,705 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 513 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,807
1,836th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,705
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
48 people killed
Serious collisions
513
681 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Down 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SA43

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal432.4%
  • Serious51328%
  • Slight1,25169%

What the data shows

  • SA43 had 242 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 325 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in SA43 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 357 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA43, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in SA43.

Where SA43 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,836th
Most casualties
1,767th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday245 (14%)
  • Tuesday240 (13%)
  • Wednesday256 (14%)
  • Thursday277 (15%)
  • Friday269 (15%)
  • Saturday310 (17%)
  • Sunday210 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,351 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting273 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,605 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road133 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph579 (32%)
  • 40 mph107 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1,081 (60%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,324 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds274 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds56 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other57 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,827 (68%)
  • Pedestrian320 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist237 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist104 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant90 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA43 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA43, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA43 peaked at 61 in 1994; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252433
20242435
20232434
20221114
20212435
20201826
20192948
20182935
20172838
20163140
20153044
20143342
20131924
20122739
20113044
20102983
20093742
20084050
20074163
20063951
20055074
20044965
20034464
20024270
20014875
20004667
19995093
19985486
19974367
19965688
19954063
19946190
19933048
19924967
19913557
19904661
19894573
19884672
19874777
19863852
19854972
19845078
19835177
19825589
19813853
19804256
19793651

Map of recent crashes in SA43

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA43

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA43

The 24 most recent collisions in SA43 happened between 1 March and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA43

The A487 has the most collisions in SA43, 586 of 1,807 (32%), followed by the A484 (191).

Collisions in SA43 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48758694524173
2ndA484191292658
3rdA478172314448
4thB454899143229
5thB433388125026
6thB454680111125
7thB457066111220

Council areas covering SA43

Collisions in SA43 were recorded in 3 council areas. Ceredigion has 1,472 of 1,807 (81%).

Collisions in SA43 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCeredigion1,4722,22838413
2ndPembrokeshire329470599
3rdCarmarthenshire6701

Town in SA43

Of the 1,807 collisions in SA43, 413 (23%) were in Cardigan.