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Powys road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2011, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (422), and casualties fell from 603.

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

Collisions in 2011
404
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
595
Down 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
16
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2011

4% of collisions in Powys in 2011 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164%
  • Serious10626%
  • Slight28270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.2%
  • Serious13122%
  • Slight44575%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 404, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.7%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March38 (9.4%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May33 (8.2%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August37 (9.2%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November24 (5.9%)
  • December25 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (61%)
  • Wet or damp130 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (22%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph279 (69%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4%)
  • 16 to 20106 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3566 (11%)
  • 36 to 4595 (16%)
  • 46 to 5598 (16%)
  • 56 to 6562 (10%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.7%)
  • Over 7528 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (66%)
  • Passenger169 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (73%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 128th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2011

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2011, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2011

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2011: 55, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4835586312
2ndA4704470215
3rdA402844111
4thA458284107
5thA44233418
6thA489183014
7thA4067122022
8thA479111602
9thB456891101
10thB435581303
11thA4387901
12thB451871114
13thA4886900
14thA4956811
15thB43856801
16thB456061000
17thA40595512
18thA4875501
19thB43585602
20thB43895601

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2011

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2011: 20.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2011

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2011: 56.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years