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Powys road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1981, and 743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (484), and casualties fell from 747.

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

Collisions in 1981
493
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
743
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1981

3.2% of collisions in Powys in 1981 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious20942%
  • Slight26854%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious28438%
  • Slight44159%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 493, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (11%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (18%)
  • Sunday73 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.1%)
  • February27 (5.5%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April38 (7.7%)
  • May43 (8.7%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July58 (12%)
  • August57 (12%)
  • September58 (12%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November33 (6.7%)
  • December26 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Other19 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (62%)
  • Wet or damp162 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph316 (64%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (17%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20219 (29%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 3597 (13%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (56%)
  • Passenger258 (35%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (63%)
  • Motorcycle123 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1981

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1981.

Collisions
192nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1981

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1981: 62, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836291224
2ndA4705279226
3rdA4583657015
4thA402337011
5thA489203013
6thA44173019
7thA4067122023
8thA490111705
9thB439391607
10thA43881321
11thA48881514
12thB456881404
13thB460181006
14thA47961802
15thB45206903
16thB459961102
17thA40815912
18thB43555804
19thB43895802
20thA40684702

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1981

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1981: 28.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1981

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1981: 83.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1981, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years