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Powys road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2009, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (444), and casualties fell from 671.

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

Collisions in 2009
435
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
667
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2009

3.2% of collisions in Powys in 2009 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious8820%
  • Slight33377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious11317%
  • Slight53881%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 435, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday62 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.8%)
  • February22 (5.1%)
  • March24 (5.5%)
  • April33 (7.6%)
  • May43 (9.9%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October36 (8.3%)
  • November43 (9.9%)
  • December32 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (55%)
  • Wet or damp172 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.5%)
  • Snow9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph92 (21%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph312 (72%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (11%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20117 (18%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (13%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5596 (14%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.2%)
  • Over 7533 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (63%)
  • Passenger217 (33%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (77%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 130th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2009

Welshpool Castle, Powys, SY21 7BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2009, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2009

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2009: 61, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836196316
2ndA47060104214
3rdA458335318
4thA40314416
5thA489284106
6thA44192405
7thA479121705
8thA4067111812
9thA438101201
10thA48881403
11thB43897802
12thB439371312
13thB45686600
14thB45996700
15thA40814703
16thA4904600
17thB43554500
18thB43584900
19thB43864801
20thB43964701

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2009

Newtown, Powys and Welshpool had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2009, with 14 each.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2009

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2009: 85.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2009, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years