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B4343 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
150
3,590th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
194
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
52
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Up 40% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4343

On the B4343, 2.7% of collisions were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious5235%
  • Slight9463%

Where the B4343 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,590th
Most casualties
3,663rd
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,914th

B4343 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4343 peaked at 7 in 1984 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4343, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202445
202333
202222
202133
202011
201911
201833
201723
201656
201533
201422
201336
201246
201134
201044
200955
200811
200757
200645
200535
200446
200355
200246
200111
200045
199957
199822
199735
199600
199511
199422
199311
199233
199134
199033
198955
198834
198747
198611
198544
1984711
198311
198224
198149
198045
1979710

When crashes happen on the B4343

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B4343 (27), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (38).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (18%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday18 (12%)
  • Saturday27 (18%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (2.7%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am12 (8%)
  • 9am to noon30 (20%)
  • Noon to 3pm27 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm38 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm21 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight15 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.7%)
  • February10 (6.7%)
  • March11 (7.3%)
  • April10 (6.7%)
  • May13 (8.7%)
  • June13 (8.7%)
  • July11 (7.3%)
  • August19 (13%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October10 (6.7%)
  • November9 (6%)
  • December13 (8.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight107 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4343 crashes

On the B4343, 78% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph29 (19%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph117 (78%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (6.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (57%)
  • Wet or damp59 (39%)
  • Snow3 (2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4343 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the B4343, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (12%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (70%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (19%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (65%)
  • Passenger49 (25%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4343

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4343

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4343 crashes by council area

Of the 150 collisions on the B4343, 146 were in Ceredigion.

Collisions on the B4343 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCeredigion146186351

Recent crashes on the B4343

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4343, from 16 February 2017 to 19 November 2025.

Severity