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SA44 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,350 road traffic collisions in the SA44 postcode district, Ceredigion, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,076 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 437 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down 33% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,350
2,030th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,076
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
38 people killed
Serious collisions
437
549 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SA44

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal352.6%
  • Serious43732%
  • Slight87865%

What the data shows

  • SA44 had 185 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 252 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in SA44 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 244 children under 16 were killed or injured in SA44, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in SA44.

Where SA44 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,030th
Most casualties
1,975th
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,668th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (12%)
  • Tuesday174 (13%)
  • Wednesday202 (15%)
  • Thursday179 (13%)
  • Friday227 (17%)
  • Saturday222 (16%)
  • Sunday179 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight955 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting296 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,285 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph201 (15%)
  • 40 mph66 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph23 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1,057 (78%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds921 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds247 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist28 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other45 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,505 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (10%)
  • Van occupant104 (5%)
  • Pedestrian101 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (2.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SA44 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SA44, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SA44 peaked at 52 in 1979; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251428
20242130
20231929
20221826
20211824
20201626
20191931
20182327
20171628
20162126
20152441
20141520
20132743
20123147
20112035
20102336
20092231
20082233
20073961
20062948
20053966
20043647
20033560
20022846
20013570
20002127
19993447
19983353
19972939
19962443
19952836
19943859
19933450
19922952
19913354
19903748
19893649
19883846
19873961
19863154
19853350
19843654
19834062
19824464
19812443
19802745
19795281

Map of recent crashes in SA44

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SA44

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SA44

The 24 most recent collisions in SA44 happened between 14 July 2024 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SA44

The A486 has the most collisions in SA44, 308 of 1,350 (23%), followed by the A487 (257).

Collisions in SA44 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4863084419118
2ndA4872574631379
3rdA475117196330
4thA48490138130
5thB4334496409
6thB45714354013
7thB44593348010
8thB43353146112
9thB4338295829
10thB4336213319
11thB4333101601
12thB46247801
13thA4993400

Council areas covering SA44

Collisions in SA44 were recorded in 3 council areas. Ceredigion has 1,033 of 1,350 (77%).

Collisions in SA44 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCeredigion1,0331,60430324
2ndCarmarthenshire3124625113
3rdGwynedd51000