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Powys road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1988, and 775 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (500), and casualties rose from 761.

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

Collisions in 1988
488
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
775
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Powys in 1988 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious16033%
  • Slight31665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious22930%
  • Slight53369%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 488, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (12%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March35 (7.2%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June31 (6.4%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August57 (12%)
  • September38 (7.8%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November40 (8.2%)
  • December34 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (49%)
  • Wet or damp233 (48%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (28%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph340 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20189 (24%)
  • 21 to 25128 (17%)
  • 26 to 35121 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7571 (9.2%)
  • Over 7531 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (54%)
  • Passenger291 (38%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (72%)
  • Motorcycle75 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1988.

Collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
158th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1988

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1988: 77, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48377117323
2ndA47071109118
3rdA489253617
4thA458248018
5thA40233428
6thA487152607
7thA4067111506
8thA44103014
9thB4599101305
10thA43891303
11thB439391504
12thB451881102
13thA4797901
14thA4907704
15thA4886801
16thB45206801
17thB456861101
18thA4954701
19thB43504711
20thB43854402

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1988

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1988: 21.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1988

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1988: 96.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years