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Powys road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2010, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (435), and casualties fell from 667.

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

Collisions in 2010
422
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
603
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2010

2.8% of collisions in Powys in 2010 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious8921%
  • Slight32176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious10618%
  • Slight48580%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 422, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.2%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March37 (8.8%)
  • April30 (7.1%)
  • May35 (8.3%)
  • June45 (11%)
  • July38 (9%)
  • August50 (12%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October26 (6.2%)
  • November33 (7.8%)
  • December29 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other28 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (55%)
  • Wet or damp135 (32%)
  • Frost or ice36 (8.5%)
  • Snow18 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph96 (23%)
  • 40 mph17 (4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph300 (71%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 45106 (18%)
  • 46 to 5587 (14%)
  • 56 to 6562 (10%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (67%)
  • Passenger166 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (72%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Powys ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 126th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2010

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2010, with 12 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2010

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 2010: 65, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47065106119
2ndA4836291015
3rdA458314404
4thA44243614
5thA40162314
6thA489162100
7thA490111101
8thA4067101603
9thA4081102004
10thB4568101411
11thB4599101103
12thA47981202
13thB43938801
14thA4887801
15thB45607900
16thA49561220
17thB45186611
18thB452061101
19thB43555501
20thB460151100

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2010

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2010: 19.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2010

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2010: 63.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2010, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years