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Powys road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1991, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (580), and casualties fell from 907.

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

Collisions in 1991
513
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
764
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1991

2.5% of collisions in Powys in 1991 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious16933%
  • Slight33165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious22730%
  • Slight52469%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 513, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9%)
  • February28 (5.5%)
  • March36 (7%)
  • April36 (7%)
  • May45 (8.8%)
  • June38 (7.4%)
  • July58 (11%)
  • August55 (11%)
  • September45 (8.8%)
  • October45 (8.8%)
  • November38 (7.4%)
  • December43 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (51%)
  • Wet or damp226 (44%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (25%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph367 (72%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (72%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20145 (19%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35147 (19%)
  • 36 to 45108 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6561 (8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (58%)
  • Passenger252 (33%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (7%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle27 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.6%)
  • Minibus13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 162nd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1991

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1991: 76, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48376115321
2ndA4706698324
3rdA403657114
4thA4583462015
5thA489314426
6thA4067152707
7thA44152213
8thA487122303
9thA490111502
10thB4599101104
11thB439391203
12thA4387904
13thB43897700
14thB455871003
15thB45687701
16thB46017802
17thA4796705
18thA48861102
19thB43886602
20thB45606901

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1991

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1991: 31.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1991

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1991: 92.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1991, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years