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Powys road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2005, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2004 (555), and casualties fell from 824.

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

Collisions in 2005
493
Down 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
725
Down 12% on 2004
Fatal collisions
17
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2005

3.4% of collisions in Powys in 2005 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.4%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight37376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223%
  • Serious13218%
  • Slight57179%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 493, down 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (10%)
  • February39 (7.9%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April44 (8.9%)
  • May43 (8.7%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July45 (9.1%)
  • August46 (9.3%)
  • September34 (6.9%)
  • October37 (7.5%)
  • November34 (6.9%)
  • December33 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (54%)
  • Wet or damp220 (45%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph96 (19%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph366 (74%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (18%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (15%)
  • 36 to 45132 (18%)
  • 46 to 5589 (12%)
  • 56 to 6560 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7545 (6.2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (68%)
  • Passenger201 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (77%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 139th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2005

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area and Welshpool Castle, Powys, SY21 7BS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Powys in 2005, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2005

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2005: 81, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48381119217
2ndA47074130916
3rdA458364706
4thA489294516
5thA40254016
6thA442331010
7thA4067162206
8thA479101603
9thA43891711
10thA49091302
11thA49571302
12thB439371101
13thB439671100
14thB45606801
15thA4875903
16thB43885902
17thB45205901
18thA42154411
19thA4884700
20thB43504501

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2005

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2005: 14.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2005

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2005: 82.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2005, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years