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Powys road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1983, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (488), and casualties rose from 715.

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

Collisions in 1983
483
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
729
Up 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Powys in 1983 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious19941%
  • Slight27256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious25635%
  • Slight45963%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 483, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (11%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (11%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (19%)
  • Sunday78 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.4%)
  • February16 (3.3%)
  • March25 (5.2%)
  • April55 (11%)
  • May34 (7%)
  • June48 (9.9%)
  • July57 (12%)
  • August65 (13%)
  • September37 (7.7%)
  • October44 (9.1%)
  • November29 (6%)
  • December42 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (61%)
  • Wet or damp170 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph152 (31%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph316 (65%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (18%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20191 (26%)
  • 21 to 25116 (16%)
  • 26 to 35105 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (54%)
  • Passenger265 (36%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (64%)
  • Motorcycle123 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1983

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1983 in Powys

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1983.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1983

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1983: 68, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836889425
2ndA4705386018
3rdA40254509
4thA489213707
5thA458182818
6thA490162507
7thB4599132004
8thA44121809
9thA4067112308
10thA479101816
11thA43891724
12thA48771303
13thB43507803
14thB439371202
15thB46016703
16thB43555504
17thB43895601
18thA40774800
19thA49541113
20thB43584402

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1983

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1983: 30.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1983

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1983: 80.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years