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Powys road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Powys in 1999, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (470), and casualties fell from 710.

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

Collisions in 1999
453
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
643
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 1999

2.6% of collisions in Powys in 1999 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious13229%
  • Slight30968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious16926%
  • Slight46272%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 453, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (10%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday82 (18%)
  • Sunday69 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March18 (4%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June42 (9.3%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August57 (13%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October45 (9.9%)
  • November33 (7.3%)
  • December36 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (52%)
  • Wet or damp184 (41%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.1%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph116 (26%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph308 (68%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (12%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2091 (14%)
  • 21 to 2564 (10%)
  • 26 to 35146 (23%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.7%)
  • Over 7528 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (60%)
  • Passenger204 (32%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (74%)
  • Motorcycle73 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1999.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 1999

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 1999: 75, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47075125423
2ndA4835375213
3rdA404259112
4thA458263104
5thA489223319
6thA44162116
7thA4067101103
8thA43881314
9thA49081102
10thB459981102
11thB456071001
12thA4796902
13thB43506702
14thB43585702
15thB43935600
16thA4884502
17thB46014400
18thA4873912
19thA4953800
20thB43883401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 1999

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 1999: 17.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 1999

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 1999: 100.

Latest crashes in Powys in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years