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Powys road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1996, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (437), and casualties rose from 684.

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

Collisions in 1996
476
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
758
Up 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1996

2.9% of collisions in Powys in 1996 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious10923%
  • Slight35374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious14419%
  • Slight59879%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 476, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (12%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (17%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.4%)
  • February34 (7.1%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April24 (5%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October47 (9.9%)
  • November39 (8.2%)
  • December29 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (55%)
  • Wet or damp189 (40%)
  • Snow14 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (25%)
  • 40 mph19 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph337 (71%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian45 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (4%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20157 (21%)
  • 21 to 2597 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7559 (7.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (56%)
  • Passenger288 (38%)
  • Pedestrian45 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car646 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1996

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1996 in Powys

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Powys ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1996.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1996

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1996: 67, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48367108422
2ndA4705891415
3rdA458355516
4thA403266011
5thA44193106
6thA489194114
7thA490142616
8thA4067132314
9thA438132112
10thA479101701
11thB435081303
12thA49571101
13thB43897701
14thB45687701
15thB45996901
16thB46016700
17thB435551005
18thB45205600
19thB45184700
20thA40683301

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1996

Brecon had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1996: 13.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1996

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1996: 86.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years