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Powys road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2008, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (506), and casualties fell from 771.

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

Collisions in 2008
444
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
671
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2008

2.5% of collisions in Powys in 2008 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious9321%
  • Slight34077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious11317%
  • Slight54681%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 444, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (12%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.1%)
  • February48 (11%)
  • March27 (6.1%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May33 (7.4%)
  • June34 (7.7%)
  • July39 (8.8%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September39 (8.8%)
  • October36 (8.1%)
  • November38 (8.6%)
  • December39 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (51%)
  • Wet or damp198 (45%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (18%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph332 (75%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20121 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3593 (14%)
  • 36 to 45112 (17%)
  • 46 to 5594 (14%)
  • 56 to 6572 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7534 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (66%)
  • Passenger195 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (77%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 140th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2008

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2008, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2008

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2008: 74, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48374105212
2ndA47056102214
3rdA44274519
4thA489243304
5thA458223606
6thA40213307
7thA4067121700
8thA488111604
9thB4568111610
10thA43891500
11thB459991901
12thA49081102
13thA4958900
14thB439381111
15thA4796700
16thA48761400
17thB43866700
18thB46016700
19thB45605903
20thB43584402

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2008

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2008: 22.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2008

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2008: 60.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2008, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years