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Powys road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1990, and 907 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1989 (512), and casualties rose from 814.

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

Collisions in 1990
580
Up 13% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
907
Up 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
19
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1990

3.3% of collisions in Powys in 1990 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious20135%
  • Slight36062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.8%
  • Serious29432%
  • Slight58865%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 580, up 13% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (18%)
  • Sunday100 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.3%)
  • February28 (4.8%)
  • March43 (7.4%)
  • April52 (9%)
  • May53 (9.1%)
  • June53 (9.1%)
  • July70 (12%)
  • August62 (11%)
  • September51 (8.8%)
  • October47 (8.1%)
  • November47 (8.1%)
  • December43 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (60%)
  • Wet or damp213 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (26%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph412 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20192 (21%)
  • 21 to 25151 (17%)
  • 26 to 35153 (17%)
  • 36 to 45106 (12%)
  • 46 to 5577 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7555 (6.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (56%)
  • Passenger333 (37%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car742 (73%)
  • Motorcycle70 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1990

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1990 in Powys

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 160th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1990

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1990: 99, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48399158328
2ndA47071122230
3rdA4584377016
4thA403764213
5thA489253728
6thA40672139114
7thA44182807
8thA487121505
9thB4599121706
10thA490101611
11thA43891822
12thB43857902
13thB439371003
14thB43505601
15thB435851002
16thB45205601
17thB456051002
18thA40684402
19thA4884602
20thA4954912

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1990

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1990: 22.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1990

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1990: 105.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1990, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years