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Powys road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1985, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1984 (478), and casualties fell from 735.

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

Collisions in 1985
421
Down 12% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
621
Down 16% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1985

2.6% of collisions in Powys in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious15737%
  • Slight25360%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious22937%
  • Slight38061%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 421, down 12% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (19%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.7%)
  • February22 (5.2%)
  • March25 (5.9%)
  • April36 (8.6%)
  • May35 (8.3%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August52 (12%)
  • September31 (7.4%)
  • October25 (5.9%)
  • November50 (12%)
  • December26 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (56%)
  • Wet or damp159 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Snow10 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (29%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph283 (67%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (15%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (5%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20149 (24%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 35115 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (57%)
  • Passenger222 (36%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (69%)
  • Motorcycle86 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1985.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1985

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1985: 56, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4835694222
2ndA4705385323
3rdA40274408
4thA458234609
5thA489233619
6thA4067121802
7thA44101713
8thA43891813
9thA48891606
10thA4877901
11thA4907903
12thB45187905
13thA40686701
14thB45686601
15thB43935603
16thB45205701
17thB45585803
18thB45605701
19thA41134502
20thA40773302

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1985

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1985: 26.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1985

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1985: 73.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years