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Powys road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2002, and 791 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2001 (510), and casualties rose from 768.

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

Collisions in 2002
518
Up 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
791
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2002

2.5% of collisions in Powys in 2002 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious12023%
  • Slight38574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious14618%
  • Slight63180%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 518, up 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (11%)
  • Thursday57 (11%)
  • Friday110 (21%)
  • Saturday85 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February29 (5.6%)
  • March40 (7.7%)
  • April36 (6.9%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June48 (9.3%)
  • July52 (10%)
  • August49 (9.5%)
  • September51 (9.8%)
  • October42 (8.1%)
  • November48 (9.3%)
  • December33 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (51%)
  • Wet or damp237 (46%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (19%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph376 (73%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (97%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant589 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (14%)
  • 21 to 2587 (11%)
  • 26 to 35152 (19%)
  • 36 to 45131 (17%)
  • 46 to 55102 (13%)
  • 56 to 6570 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.8%)
  • Over 7535 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (61%)
  • Passenger260 (33%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (76%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 147th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2002

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2002, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2002

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 2002: 75, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47075125522
2ndA48374126212
3rdA458457007
4thA404175113
5thA489243407
6thA44182206
7thA490152302
8thA4067111601
9thB4393111613
10thA479101202
11thA43891502
12thA49581613
13thB451881112
14thB459981001
15thA48771003
16thA408151202
17thA4885602
18thB43555500
19thB43584400
20thB43854401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2002

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2002: 22.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2002

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2002: 82.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years