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Powys road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2006, and 819 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2005 (493), and casualties rose from 725.

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

Collisions in 2006
549
Up 11% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
819
Up 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
22
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2006

4% of collisions in Powys in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224%
  • Serious8616%
  • Slight44180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal273.3%
  • Serious11614%
  • Slight67683%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 549, up 11% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (10%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (19%)
  • Sunday85 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.9%)
  • February47 (8.6%)
  • March28 (5.1%)
  • April28 (5.1%)
  • May46 (8.4%)
  • June52 (9.5%)
  • July54 (9.8%)
  • August58 (11%)
  • September54 (9.8%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November46 (8.4%)
  • December38 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (52%)
  • Wet or damp244 (44%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph106 (19%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph400 (73%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway519 (95%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant610 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20140 (17%)
  • 21 to 2582 (10%)
  • 26 to 35136 (17%)
  • 36 to 45156 (19%)
  • 46 to 55101 (12%)
  • 56 to 6590 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.5%)
  • Over 7526 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider561 (68%)
  • Passenger212 (26%)
  • Pedestrian46 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (75%)
  • Motorcycle96 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 121st most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2006

Welshpool Castle, Powys, SY21 7BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2006, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2006

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2006: 103, including 6 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483103146617
2ndA47070127311
3rdA40416227
4thA458417636
5thA489406216
6thA4067172403
7thA44121512
8thA490121803
9thB4393121502
10thA47991400
11thA49591300
12thB456091712
13thB459991303
14thB45187901
15thB45207911
16thB43896901
17thB43505701
18thB43555500
19thB43915500
20thA4874600

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2006

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2006: 19.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2006

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2006: 88.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2006, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years