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Powys road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1989, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (488), and casualties rose from 775.

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

Collisions in 1989
512
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
814
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1989

3.5% of collisions in Powys in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.5%
  • Serious16031%
  • Slight33465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.5%
  • Serious23729%
  • Slight55768%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 512, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday97 (19%)
  • Saturday88 (17%)
  • Sunday81 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.3%)
  • February36 (7%)
  • March42 (8.2%)
  • April37 (7.2%)
  • May35 (6.8%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July64 (13%)
  • August46 (9%)
  • September32 (6.3%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November42 (8.2%)
  • December49 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded60 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded69 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (52%)
  • Wet or damp173 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded61 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (27%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph357 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20176 (22%)
  • 21 to 25136 (17%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 4593 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (10%)
  • 56 to 6568 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (56%)
  • Passenger302 (37%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (74%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1989

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1989 in Powys

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1989.

Collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1989

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1989: 71, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48371120220
2ndA47068129425
3rdA4584377010
4thA40315739
5thA489253606
6thA4067182105
7thA438152307
8thA490143018
9thA44132523
10thB4599101205
11thB4601101403
12thA48791613
13thA47971302
14thB435571103
15thB452061002
16thA40775704
17thA4815500
18thB43815501
19thB43894500
20thB43934403

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1989

Brecon had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1989: 18.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1989

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1989: 77.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years