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Powys road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1979, and 820 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,843 collisions in Powys.

Collisions in 1979
532
Casualties in 1979
820
Fatal collisions
17
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1979

3.2% of collisions in Powys in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.2%
  • Serious21240%
  • Slight30357%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious28234%
  • Slight52164%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 532.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (11%)
  • Wednesday60 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (20%)
  • Sunday73 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.3%)
  • February28 (5.3%)
  • March32 (6%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June46 (8.6%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August81 (15%)
  • September57 (11%)
  • October34 (6.4%)
  • November38 (7.1%)
  • December46 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other33 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (55%)
  • Wet or damp178 (33%)
  • Frost or ice40 (7.5%)
  • Snow18 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph127 (24%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph328 (62%)
  • 70 mph53 (10%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (15%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20221 (27%)
  • 21 to 25120 (15%)
  • 26 to 35126 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (56%)
  • Passenger294 (36%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (65%)
  • Motorcycle125 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in Powys

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1979.

Collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
143rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1979

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 1979: 84, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47084139433
2ndA48368111328
3rdA403760113
4thA40673762117
5thA489243218
6thA4582138110
7thA438153415
8thA441420010
9thA487111705
10thA479101313
11thB43857703
12thB43936812
13thB45586903
14thB45606804
15thA40775602
16thA4905601
17thB45185501
18thB45695903
19thA4884702
20thB45684401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1979

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1979: 22.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1979

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1979: 111.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years