Crap Towns / Aberystwyth / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Aberystwyth?
There were 3.3 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Aberystwyth from 2021 to 2025, 38% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 2.7, down from 3.4 in 2021.
Every road out of Aber ends up stuck behind a tractor somewhere outside Machynlleth.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes | 67.9 km | 5.9 |
| Welshpool | 68.7 km | 4.0 |
| Newtown | 52.0 km | 3.7 |
| Carmarthen | 63.9 km | 3.4 |
| Aberystwyth | – | 3.3 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 50.9 km | 3.3 |
| Ammanford | 69.0 km | 2.9 |
| Pontardawe | 77.5 km | 2.7 |
| Ystalyfera | 74.0 km | 2.5 |
| Brecon | 69.3 km | 2.1 |
| Pontarddulais | 77.4 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |