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Powys road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1982, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1981 (493), and casualties fell from 743.

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

Collisions in 1982
488
Down 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
715
Down 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
26
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1982

5.3% of collisions in Powys in 1982 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal265.3%
  • Serious19139%
  • Slight27156%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal294.1%
  • Serious27038%
  • Slight41658%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 488, down 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (11%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (21%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (10%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (4.9%)
  • February37 (7.6%)
  • March32 (6.6%)
  • April41 (8.4%)
  • May41 (8.4%)
  • June54 (11%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October41 (8.4%)
  • November28 (5.7%)
  • December31 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (62%)
  • Wet or damp165 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph153 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph312 (64%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (19%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant37 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20215 (30%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (58%)
  • Passenger239 (33%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (61%)
  • Motorcycle133 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Powys

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1982.

Collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1982

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1982: 64, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836489516
2ndA47057102526
3rdA4067253238
4thA489233238
5thA458202606
6thA40182736
7thA44151904
8thB4601121604
9thA490101607
10thA48791204
11thA48881314
12thB451871607
13thA4386802
14thB439361313
15thB45606902
16thB45686911
17thA4794803
18thB43504502
19thB43914701
20thB45204401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1982

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1982: 27.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1982

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1982: 84.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1982, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1982.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years