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Aberystwyth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,126 road traffic collisions in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 224 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,126
696th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,362
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
224
240 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Aberystwyth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious22420%
  • Slight89079%

What the data shows

  • Aberystwyth had 156 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 232 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Aberystwyth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 160 children under 16 were killed or injured in Aberystwyth, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Aberystwyth.

Where Aberystwyth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
696th
Most casualties
710th
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
659th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (14%)
  • Tuesday164 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (16%)
  • Thursday179 (16%)
  • Friday200 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight876 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway851 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road199 (18%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph52 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph911 (81%)
  • 40 mph130 (12%)
  • 60 mph33 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds882 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant548 (40%)
  • Pedestrian463 (34%)
  • Cyclist157 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Aberystwyth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberystwyth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Aberystwyth peaked at 36 in 1989; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251112
20241720
20231820
20221624
20211617
202089
20191819
20182123
20171618
20161517
20151623
20141926
20132532
20122734
20112225
20102330
20092123
20082731
20072834
20062427
20053546
20043237
20032832
20022732
20012531
20002733
19992628
19983543
19972630
19962730
19952343
19943340
19932841
19922632
19913138
19902526
19893644
19882327
19872128
19862121
19852427
19842428
19832027
19822933
19812933
19803037
19792731

Map of recent crashes in Aberystwyth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Aberystwyth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Aberystwyth

The 24 most recent collisions in Aberystwyth happened between 7 March 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Aberystwyth

The A487 has the most collisions in Aberystwyth, 662 of 1,126 (59%), followed by the B4346 (74).

Collisions in Aberystwyth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4876628109138
2ndB43467484012
3rdA4120374606
4thA443343012
5thB45723400

Council area for Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth is in Ceredigion, where police recorded 10,463 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Aberystwyth accounts for 11% of them.

Postcode district for Aberystwyth

All 1,126 collisions in Aberystwyth were in the SY23 postcode district.