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Powys road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1998, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (475), and casualties fell from 719.

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

Collisions in 1998
470
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
710
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
15
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1998

3.2% of collisions in Powys in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight35475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious14120%
  • Slight55077%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 470, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (10%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (10%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (18%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.9%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March32 (6.8%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June39 (8.3%)
  • July46 (9.8%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September35 (7.4%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November35 (7.4%)
  • December43 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (52%)
  • Wet or damp207 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (25%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph320 (68%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant518 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (14%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (60%)
  • Passenger235 (33%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (74%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1998.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1998

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 1998: 64, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483649729
2ndA47061110222
3rdA4583967210
4thA40376135
5thA44182207
6thA489162623
7thA4067131600
8thA490132301
9thB4599131301
10thA479111302
11thB45186910
12thA4385701
13thB43505501
14thB45585501
15thB45685700
16thB46015700
17thA407741001
18thA4954701
19thB43854403
20thB43894401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1998

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1998: 24.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1998

LD3 and SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1998, with 86 each.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years