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Powys road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1987, and 761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1986 (449), and casualties rose from 685.

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

Collisions in 1987
500
Up 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
761
Up 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1987

3.2% of collisions in Powys in 1987 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious19138%
  • Slight29359%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious24732%
  • Slight49665%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 500, up 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (10%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (11%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday99 (20%)
  • Sunday82 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.4%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March50 (10%)
  • April30 (6%)
  • May41 (8.2%)
  • June59 (12%)
  • July65 (13%)
  • August42 (8.4%)
  • September47 (9.4%)
  • October47 (9.4%)
  • November34 (6.8%)
  • December33 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (57%)
  • Wet or damp185 (37%)
  • Snow17 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (26%)
  • 40 mph15 (3%)
  • 60 mph352 (70%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (64%)
  • Pedestrian79 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (9.9%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (5%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20193 (25%)
  • 21 to 25140 (18%)
  • 26 to 3593 (12%)
  • 36 to 4587 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (54%)
  • Passenger272 (36%)
  • Pedestrian79 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (70%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1987.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1987

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1987: 71, including 7 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48371116720
2ndA4704787116
3rdA458295309
4thA40285328
5thA489273309
6thA40672330411
7thA44152107
8thA479111505
9thA43891602
10thA49091305
11thB435591302
12thA48771204
13thA40816800
14thB45606804
15thB43815504
16thB45205804
17thB45995502
18thB43504500
19thB43854501
20thB43934603

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1987

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1987: 29.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1987

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1987: 98.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years