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Powys road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2001, and 768 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2000 (455), and casualties rose from 684.

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

Collisions in 2001
510
Up 12% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
768
Up 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
20
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2001

3.9% of collisions in Powys in 2001 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.9%
  • Serious14929%
  • Slight34167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.6%
  • Serious19125%
  • Slight55773%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 510, up 12% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.4%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March26 (5.1%)
  • April26 (5.1%)
  • May47 (9.2%)
  • June45 (8.8%)
  • July38 (7.5%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September45 (8.8%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November49 (9.6%)
  • December50 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (54%)
  • Wet or damp197 (39%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4.9%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (19%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph384 (75%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway490 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (12%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20115 (15%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35162 (21%)
  • 36 to 45141 (18%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6.6%)
  • Over 7523 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (65%)
  • Passenger221 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (72%)
  • Motorcycle89 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Powys

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Powys ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 160th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2001

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2001, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2001

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2001: 69, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836994223
2ndA47065124423
3rdA4583769113
4thA489294713
5thA40234905
6thA44233406
7thA4067182508
8thA490131405
9thB4568121502
10thA479101402
11thA495101704
12thB4599101401
13thA48891023
14thA4388910
15thB43936903
16thB45186801
17thB43555901
18thB43855602
19thB45205702
20thA4814703

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2001

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2001: 25.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2001

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2001: 75.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years