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B4572 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 collisions on the B4572 from 1979 to 2025, with 151 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B4572, up from none in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
97
4,072nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
151
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
21
28 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B4572

None of the 97 collisions on the B4572 were fatal, and 22% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2122%
  • Slight7678%

Where the B4572 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,072nd
Most casualties
3,916th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,992nd

B4572 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4572 peaked at 6 in 2007 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4572, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202400
202322
202223
202145
202000
201912
201800
201700
201624
201535
201433
201300
201222
201134
201024
200911
200812
2007611
200633
200525
200467
200335
200235
200135
2000412
199922
199847
199733
199623
199511
199400
199334
199200
199126
199034
198900
198857
198700
198611
198512
198436
198346
198223
198111
198022
197911

When crashes happen on the B4572

Saturday has the most collisions on the B4572 (16), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (24).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday9 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (9.3%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (3.1%)
  • 6am to 9am4 (4.1%)
  • 9am to noon10 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm18 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm24 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight17 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (4.1%)
  • February9 (9.3%)
  • March4 (4.1%)
  • April7 (7.2%)
  • May8 (8.2%)
  • June8 (8.2%)
  • July18 (19%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September9 (9.3%)
  • October10 (10%)
  • November5 (5.2%)
  • December3 (3.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight64 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4572 crashes

On the B4572, 80% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph19 (20%)
  • 60 mph78 (80%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Other6 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry60 (62%)
  • Wet or damp35 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4572 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the B4572, followed by motorcyclists (9.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (6%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car117 (75%)
  • Motorcycle13 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (30%)
  • 21 to 2523 (15%)
  • 26 to 3523 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (13%)
  • 46 to 5512 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 656 (4%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (51%)
  • Passenger67 (44%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4572

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4572

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4572 crashes by council area

All 97 collisions on the B4572 were in Ceredigion.

Collisions on the B4572 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCeredigion97151021

B4572 crashes by town

Of the 97 collisions on the B4572, 3 were in the built-up area of Aberystwyth.

Recent crashes on the B4572

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4572, from 25 January 2010 to 22 February 2025.

Severity