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Powys road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1984, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (483), and casualties rose from 729.

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

Collisions in 1984
478
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
735
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
20
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1984

4.2% of collisions in Powys in 1984 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.2%
  • Serious17837%
  • Slight28059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.3%
  • Serious26736%
  • Slight44460%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 478, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.6%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March35 (7.3%)
  • April40 (8.4%)
  • May40 (8.4%)
  • June39 (8.2%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September39 (8.2%)
  • October42 (8.8%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December33 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (58%)
  • Wet or damp179 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (31%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph309 (65%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (16%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20188 (26%)
  • 21 to 25122 (17%)
  • 26 to 3597 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.9%)
  • Over 7525 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (54%)
  • Passenger270 (37%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (66%)
  • Motorcycle102 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1984.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
166th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1984

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1984: 61, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836187416
2ndA47055114226
3rdA40284529
4thA4582554210
5thA489243728
6thA490122616
7thA4067111504
8thA487111504
9thA44101604
10thB4518101505
11thB4599101103
12thA43871211
13thB46017701
14thB43556702
15thB43936914
16thB45206603
17thA4885902
18thA49551103
19thB45685802
20thA40774401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1984

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1984: 27.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1984

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1984: 80.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1984, 4 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years