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Powys road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2003, and 799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (518), and casualties rose from 791.

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

Collisions in 2003
540
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
799
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
21
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2003

3.9% of collisions in Powys in 2003 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.9%
  • Serious12924%
  • Slight39072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.9%
  • Serious17021%
  • Slight60676%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 540, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (10%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.4%)
  • February42 (7.8%)
  • March31 (5.7%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May45 (8.3%)
  • June52 (9.6%)
  • July44 (8.1%)
  • August56 (10%)
  • September52 (9.6%)
  • October52 (9.6%)
  • November49 (9.1%)
  • December43 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (53%)
  • Wet or damp220 (41%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)
  • Mud5 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (18%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph405 (75%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (14%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20114 (14%)
  • 21 to 2585 (11%)
  • 26 to 35166 (21%)
  • 36 to 45140 (18%)
  • 46 to 5595 (12%)
  • 56 to 6572 (9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (67%)
  • Passenger223 (28%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (72%)
  • Motorcycle113 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Powys ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 133rd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2003

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2003, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2003

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2003: 84, including 6 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48384132610
2ndA4706695419
3rdA4585074315
4thA404264110
5thA489294824
6thA44162403
7thA4067152606
8thA490131705
9thA438121601
10thA479102113
11thA488101104
12thB4393102503
13thB4568101202
14thB45608913
15thA40685601
16thA4875501
17thB43555701
18thB43895901
19thB45205703
20thB45995501

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2003

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2003: 20.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2003

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2003: 87.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2003, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years