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Powys road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2000, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (453), and casualties rose from 643.

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

Collisions in 2000
455
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
684
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2000

2.4% of collisions in Powys in 2000 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious14532%
  • Slight29966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious17826%
  • Slight49472%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 455, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (11%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday91 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March26 (5.7%)
  • April38 (8.4%)
  • May38 (8.4%)
  • June34 (7.5%)
  • July35 (7.7%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September43 (9.5%)
  • October44 (9.7%)
  • November32 (7%)
  • December37 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp224 (49%)
  • Dry207 (45%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Mud3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (19%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph337 (74%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (11%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20111 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (10%)
  • 26 to 35145 (21%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5591 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.8%)
  • Over 7521 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (61%)
  • Passenger234 (34%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (75%)
  • Motorcycle74 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2000.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2000

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2000: 64, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836491218
2ndA47062124124
3rdA4893857011
4thA4583554013
5thA40284629
6thA441623010
7thA4067121614
8thA479111412
9thA43891504
10thB439391301
11thB456881101
12thB45207702
13thA4886802
14thB43506610
15thB451861003
16thB45996801
17thA41135602
18thB43585504
19thB45605701
20thA4904700

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2000

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2000: 23.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2000

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2000: 95.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2000, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years