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Powys road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1993, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1992, and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 1993
469
Level with 1992
Casualties in 1993
696
Down 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1993

3% of collisions in Powys in 1993 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious12026%
  • Slight33571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious16624%
  • Slight51274%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 469, level with 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.4%)
  • February18 (3.8%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April44 (9.4%)
  • May37 (7.9%)
  • June32 (6.8%)
  • July54 (12%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September35 (7.5%)
  • October34 (7.2%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December39 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other19 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (55%)
  • Wet or damp188 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (26%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph324 (69%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (72%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2097 (14%)
  • 21 to 25103 (15%)
  • 26 to 35129 (19%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.9%)
  • Over 7536 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (57%)
  • Passenger238 (34%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.2%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1993.

Collisions
178th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1993

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1993: 87, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48387129324
2ndA47066103519
3rdA489355513
4thA458335714
5thA402743110
6thA4067132014
7thA43881204
8thA4481401
9thA49081101
10thB459981002
11thA47971410
12thB43817801
13thB46016703
14thA4875603
15thB43504402
16thB43934400
17thB45184601
18thB45204503
19thB45584701
20thB45694601

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1993

Welshpool had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1993: 21.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1993

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1993: 88.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years