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Powys road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1995, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1994 (502), and casualties fell from 759.

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

Collisions in 1995
437
Down 13% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
684
Down 10% on 1994
Fatal collisions
18
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1995

4.1% of collisions in Powys in 1995 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.1%
  • Serious12228%
  • Slight29768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.4%
  • Serious16925%
  • Slight49272%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1995 is highlighted, with 437, down 13% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (10%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday94 (22%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (5.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.9%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May33 (7.6%)
  • June31 (7.1%)
  • July52 (12%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October37 (8.5%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (61%)
  • Wet or damp156 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (26%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph309 (71%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (11%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35143 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7526 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (60%)
  • Passenger224 (33%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (71%)
  • Motorcycle69 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1995

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1995 in Powys

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1995.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1995

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 1995: 65, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47065110320
2ndA4835181214
3rdA4583153110
4thA402641311
5thA489234114
6thA4067122305
7thA490111411
8thB4599101402
9thA43891310
10thA4481211
11thA47981004
12thA49581101
13thB45688800
14thA48771413
15thB439372005
16thB45607902
17thA48861102
18thB43556802
19thB43895802
20thB46015611

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1995

Ystalyfera had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1995: 16.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1995

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1995: 91.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1995, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years