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Powys road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1994, and 759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1993 (469), and casualties rose from 696.

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

Collisions in 1994
502
Up 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
759
Up 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
18
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1994

3.6% of collisions in Powys in 1994 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.6%
  • Serious12926%
  • Slight35571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.5%
  • Serious17223%
  • Slight56875%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 502, up 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday91 (18%)
  • Sunday73 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.2%)
  • February40 (8%)
  • March32 (6.4%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June32 (6.4%)
  • July63 (13%)
  • August48 (9.6%)
  • September42 (8.4%)
  • October48 (9.6%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December35 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (51%)
  • Wet or damp224 (45%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.2%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (24%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph349 (70%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (72%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20114 (15%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35147 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (12%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (58%)
  • Passenger256 (34%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Powys

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 165th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1994

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 1994: 88, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47088153425
2ndA48371102511
3rdA403243111
4thA4583056011
5thA44182915
6thA489183114
7thA4067132406
8thA438112013
9thA490111813
10thB459991201
11thA47981802
12thB452081014
13thB46017712
14thA4876712
15thB435061401
16thB43586600
17thB43936804
18thB456861002
19thA40684700
20thA40814401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1994

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1994: 23.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1994

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1994: 110.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1994, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years