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Aberaeron road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, from 1979 to 2025, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
138
2,390th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
168
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
34
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Aberaeron

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3425%
  • Slight10274%

What the data shows

  • Aberaeron had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Aberaeron were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 30 children under 16 were killed or injured in Aberaeron, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Aberaeron.

Where Aberaeron ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,390th
Most casualties
2,525th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,171st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (10%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday26 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (17%)
  • Sunday13 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (87%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph119 (86%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Other6 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant73 (43%)
  • Pedestrian56 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Aberaeron road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberaeron, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Aberaeron peaked at 7 in 2010; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202334
202211
202100
202033
201911
201833
201711
201644
201533
201400
201322
201222
201133
201078
200948
200823
200744
200633
200533
200433
200358
200211
200122
200079
1999610
199833
199767
199622
199511
199422
199367
199244
199144
199034
198955
198834
198711
198634
198537
198444
198311
198226
198122
198022
197945

Map of recent crashes in Aberaeron

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Aberaeron

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Aberaeron

The 24 most recent collisions in Aberaeron happened between 6 September 2013 and 28 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Aberaeron

The A487 has the most collisions in Aberaeron, 79 of 138 (57%), followed by the A482 (24).

Collisions in Aberaeron on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48779106119
2ndA482242617

Council area for Aberaeron

Aberaeron is in Ceredigion, where police recorded 10,463 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Aberaeron accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode districts in Aberaeron

Collisions in Aberaeron were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SA46 (135) and SA48 (3).