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Powys road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,843 road traffic collisions in Powys from 1979 to 2025, and 30,937 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 685 were fatal and 6,054 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 322 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (329), and casualties fell from 458 to 440.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,843
156th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30,937
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
685
3.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
322
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Powys

3.3% of collisions in Powys from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal6853.3%
  • Serious6,05429%
  • Slight14,10468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7672.5%
  • Serious7,95526%
  • Slight22,21572%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. In 2025 there were 322, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025322440
2024329458
2023338461
2022316462
2021299389
2020218294
2019350465
2018336441
2017372509
2016387533
2015428591
2014389582
2013355504
2012401590
2011404595
2010422603
2009435667
2008444671
2007506771
2006549819
2005493725
2004555824
2003540799
2002518791
2001510768
2000455684
1999453643
1998470710
1997475719
1996476758
1995437684
1994502759
1993469696
1992469716
1991513764
1990580907
1989512814
1988488775
1987500761
1986449685
1985421621
1984478735
1983483729
1982488715
1981493743
1980484747
1979532820

When and where crashes happen in Powys

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,722 (13%)
  • Tuesday2,616 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,575 (12%)
  • Thursday2,768 (13%)
  • Friday3,487 (17%)
  • Saturday3,493 (17%)
  • Sunday3,182 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59927 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59371 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,074 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,398 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,253 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,067 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,011 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,742 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,463 (7%)
  • February1,337 (6.4%)
  • March1,461 (7%)
  • April1,570 (7.5%)
  • May1,851 (8.9%)
  • June1,827 (8.8%)
  • July2,161 (10%)
  • August2,239 (11%)
  • September1,832 (8.8%)
  • October1,799 (8.6%)
  • November1,694 (8.1%)
  • December1,609 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,600 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,645 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,343 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown110 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit84 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,817 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,742 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds551 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds260 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds216 (1%)
  • Fog or mist214 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds67 (0.3%)
  • Other746 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded230 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,652 (56%)
  • Wet or damp8,148 (39%)
  • Frost or ice608 (2.9%)
  • Snow275 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep57 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel21 (0.1%)
  • Mud18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph132 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph4,829 (23%)
  • 40 mph866 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph312 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph14,509 (70%)
  • 70 mph188 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19,911 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road312 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway257 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout257 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded106 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Powys

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,410 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist3,573 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,072 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant1,204 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist976 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)566 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant381 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant288 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant268 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant125 (0.4%)
  • Other73 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5533 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10887 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,315 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 205,661 (18%)
  • 21 to 254,004 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,183 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,171 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,437 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,737 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 751,805 (5.8%)
  • Over 751,178 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,281 (62%)
  • Passenger9,584 (31%)
  • Pedestrian2,072 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,269 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,549 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,222 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,023 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1,030 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle573 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach369 (1%)
  • Minibus281 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle216 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car193 (0.5%)
  • Other36 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Powys

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Powys

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Powys ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 156th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
153rdStockton-on-Tees21,37128,4203793,284
154thOxford21,14624,5841883,822
155thWindsor and Maidenhead21,08627,5413703,369
156thPowys (this area)20,84330,9376856,054
157thMiddlesbrough20,82326,8452722,902
158thLancaster20,79628,4574024,467
159thStratford-on-Avon20,77830,0736575,910

Accident hotspots in Powys

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Powys, with 251 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys from 1979 to 2025: 3,042, including 125 fatal and 815 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4833,0424,574125815
2ndA4702,7864,643121891
3rdA4581,3732,28638374
4thA401,2551,97460365
5thA4891,0441,59639261
6thA447271,12532250
7thA406760589720200
8thA49042763310129
9thA47937153813102
10thA4383435281986
11thB4599300392274
12thB43932974509107
13thB4568266343553
14thA487249382985
15thA488238335878
16thB4518221309782
17thB4560217304557
18thB4520215284666
19thA495201309950
20thB4601193241343

Towns in Powys

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys from 1979 to 2025: 918.

Postcode districts in Powys

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys from 1979 to 2025: 3,625.

Latest crashes in Powys

Of the latest 24 crashes in Powys, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity