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Powys road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1992, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1991 (513), and casualties fell from 764.

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

Collisions in 1992
469
Down 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
716
Down 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
18
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1992

3.8% of collisions in Powys in 1992 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.8%
  • Serious13930%
  • Slight31267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious19227%
  • Slight50470%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 469, down 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.4%)
  • February41 (8.7%)
  • March34 (7.2%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May44 (9.4%)
  • June43 (9.2%)
  • July38 (8.1%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September39 (8.3%)
  • October36 (7.7%)
  • November32 (6.8%)
  • December45 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (51%)
  • Wet or damp208 (44%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (27%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph316 (67%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20139 (19%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (59%)
  • Passenger238 (33%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2%)
  • Minibus12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1992.

Collisions
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1992

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1992: 83, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48383134518
2ndA47070128230
3rdA489233609
4thA40223623
5thA458223212
6thA44193107
7thA4067182206
8thA488111725
9thB4599101201
10thA49091201
11thA48771013
12thA4386810
13thA4796712
14thB435561003
15thB43936604
16thB45206601
17thB43864501
18thB43914701
19thB45584600
20thB45684500

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1992

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1992: 20.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1992

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1992: 72.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years