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Powys road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1986, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (421), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 1986
449
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
685
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1986

2.7% of collisions in Powys in 1986 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious16938%
  • Slight26860%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious23034%
  • Slight44265%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 449, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (11%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (18%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.5%)
  • February21 (4.7%)
  • March38 (8.5%)
  • April32 (7.1%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June31 (6.9%)
  • July42 (9.4%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September41 (9.1%)
  • October31 (6.9%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (5.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other25 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (50%)
  • Wet or damp185 (41%)
  • Frost or ice25 (5.6%)
  • Snow14 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (28%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph309 (69%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.4%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20180 (26%)
  • 21 to 25113 (16%)
  • 26 to 3597 (14%)
  • 36 to 4579 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (56%)
  • Passenger251 (37%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (70%)
  • Motorcycle73 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.6%)
  • Minibus13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Powys

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

  • 2 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1986.

Collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1986

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1986: 78, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48378119229
2ndA47061105125
3rdA4892536010
4thA458234535
5thA40223808
6thA4067111407
7thA490101204
8thA43891203
9thA4492312
10thA40687902
11thA4797903
12thB43937812
13thB459971212
14thA4876903
15thB43556601
16thB45185502
17thB452051111
18thB46015803
19thA4884502
20thB45584401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1986

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1986: 26.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1986

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1986: 78.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1986, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years