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B4548 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 collisions on the B4548 from 1979 to 2025, with 143 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 29 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B4548, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
99
4,049th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
143
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
29
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B4548

On the B4548, 2% of collisions were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2929%
  • Slight6869%

Where the B4548 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,049th
Most casualties
3,974th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,658th

B4548 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4548 peaked at 6 in 1995 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4548, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202311
202200
202138
202000
201944
201822
201722
201634
201522
201434
201313
201211
201100
201011
200923
200822
200748
200624
200545
200411
200333
200200
200127
200022
199957
199845
199735
199634
199567
199447
199322
199246
199100
199014
198911
198823
198724
198622
198523
198425
198344
198211
198111
198011
197922

When crashes happen on the B4548

Friday has the most collisions on the B4548 (21), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (25).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (15%)
  • Friday21 (21%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday6 (6.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am4 (4%)
  • 9am to noon17 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm25 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm25 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.1%)
  • February4 (4%)
  • March5 (5.1%)
  • April13 (13%)
  • May3 (3%)
  • June8 (8.1%)
  • July12 (12%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September11 (11%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December4 (4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight73 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4548 crashes

On the B4548, 67% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph66 (67%)
  • 60 mph32 (32%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (70%)
  • Wet or damp29 (29%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4548 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the B4548, followed by pedestrians (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (69%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (80%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2035 (24%)
  • 21 to 2512 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3528 (20%)
  • 36 to 4513 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5511 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 655 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7%)
  • Over 753 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (51%)
  • Passenger50 (35%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4548

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4548

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4548 crashes by council area

All 99 collisions on the B4548 were in Ceredigion.

Collisions on the B4548 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCeredigion99143229

B4548 crashes by town

Of the 99 collisions on the B4548, 68 were in the built-up area of Cardigan.

Recent crashes on the B4548

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4548, from 15 December 2010 to 1 July 2025.

Severity