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Powys road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1980, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (532), and casualties fell from 820.

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

Collisions in 1980
484
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
747
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Powys in 1980 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious19340%
  • Slight27557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious27136%
  • Slight46062%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 484, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (20%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.6%)
  • February23 (4.8%)
  • March33 (6.8%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May45 (9.3%)
  • June39 (8.1%)
  • July56 (12%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September41 (8.5%)
  • October34 (7%)
  • November44 (9.1%)
  • December39 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (58%)
  • Wet or damp180 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (24%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph329 (68%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (17%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20212 (28%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35107 (14%)
  • 36 to 4589 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (56%)
  • Passenger281 (38%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (64%)
  • Motorcycle121 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Powys

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1980.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
171st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1980

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1980: 62, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836291222
2ndA4705683322
3rdA403963212
4thA489224119
5thA4067203605
6thA441728011
7thA458152614
8thA490111918
9thB4393112105
10thA438101407
11thA49591102
12thB451881515
13thB45686602
14thA4795511
15thB46015501
16thA40684403
17thA41134702
18thB43504601
19thB45204500
20thB45584402

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1980

Brecon had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1980: 26.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1980

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1980: 100.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1980, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years