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Powys road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1997, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (476), and casualties fell from 758.

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

Collisions in 1997
475
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
719
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
22
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1997

4.6% of collisions in Powys in 1997 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.6%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight35274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.5%
  • Serious14620%
  • Slight54876%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 475, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (19%)
  • Sunday69 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (7.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.6%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March33 (6.9%)
  • April41 (8.6%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June42 (8.8%)
  • July43 (9.1%)
  • August41 (8.6%)
  • September34 (7.2%)
  • October40 (8.4%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December29 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (19%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (52%)
  • Wet or damp215 (45%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (25%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph332 (70%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (14%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35171 (24%)
  • 36 to 45107 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7554 (7.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (62%)
  • Passenger225 (31%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (75%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1997.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1997

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1997: 75, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48375127420
2ndA47062104213
3rdA458345356
4thA489324918
5thA40243825
6thA44234047
7thA4067141701
8thA479142104
9thB4599101002
10thA49091102
11thA43881202
12thB435081202
13thB456061000
14thA40815510
15thB43935501
16thB45205500
17thA4874600
18thA4884502
19thB46024610
20thA4953301

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1997

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1997: 30.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1997

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1997: 91.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years