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Powys road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2007, and 771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (549), and casualties fell from 819.

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

Collisions in 2007
506
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
771
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
22
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2007

4.3% of collisions in Powys in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.3%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight39979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.1%
  • Serious11915%
  • Slight62881%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 506, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (9.9%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday102 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.3%)
  • February30 (5.9%)
  • March43 (8.5%)
  • April42 (8.3%)
  • May38 (7.5%)
  • June49 (9.7%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August57 (11%)
  • September45 (8.9%)
  • October36 (7.1%)
  • November35 (6.9%)
  • December35 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (55%)
  • Wet or damp217 (43%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (19%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph380 (75%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian45 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20138 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35126 (16%)
  • 36 to 45138 (18%)
  • 46 to 5596 (12%)
  • 56 to 6572 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7521 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (65%)
  • Passenger225 (29%)
  • Pedestrian45 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (74%)
  • Motorcycle78 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 122nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2007

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2007, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2007

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 2007: 83, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47083135516
2ndA48367106412
3rdA458497045
4thA403961210
5thA489284704
6thA44183727
7thA4067152401
8thA479132323
9thA49091402
10thB456891201
11thA43881001
12thA4887800
13thB45187810
14thB45207801
15thA4956600
16thB45996800
17thB43895600
18thB45605701
19thA40684501
20thB43554601

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2007

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2007: 22.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2007

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2007: 96.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years