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Powys road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2004, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (540), and casualties rose from 799.

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

Collisions in 2004
555
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
824
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
21
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2004

3.8% of collisions in Powys in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.8%
  • Serious10920%
  • Slight42577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.7%
  • Serious14217%
  • Slight66080%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 555, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday90 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.8%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March35 (6.3%)
  • April54 (9.7%)
  • May65 (12%)
  • June50 (9%)
  • July37 (6.7%)
  • August48 (8.6%)
  • September53 (9.5%)
  • October55 (9.9%)
  • November42 (7.6%)
  • December46 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (54%)
  • Wet or damp234 (42%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Mud5 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph118 (21%)
  • 40 mph28 (5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph395 (71%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4%)
  • 16 to 20152 (18%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (17%)
  • 36 to 45122 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (10%)
  • 56 to 6586 (10%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.7%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (67%)
  • Passenger220 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car733 (76%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 129th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2004

Brecon East, Powys, LD3 9AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2004, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2004

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2004: 75, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48375109210
2ndA47063106216
3rdA4584472010
4thA489396235
5thA40335636
6thA442543110
7thA479162413
8thA4067152215
9thA490121312
10thB4599121501
11thA438111902
12thB4560101320
13thB4568101002
14thA48781101
15thA49581102
16thB438961001
17thB45206801
18thB43555601
19thB43935700
20thB45185601

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2004

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2004: 26.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2004

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2004: 105.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years