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Powys road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2012, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2011 (404), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 2012
401
Down 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
590
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
15
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2012

3.7% of collisions in Powys in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious8521%
  • Slight30175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious10518%
  • Slight46979%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 401, down 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March25 (6.2%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May39 (9.7%)
  • June38 (9.5%)
  • July37 (9.2%)
  • August47 (12%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November29 (7.2%)
  • December29 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (55%)
  • Wet or damp162 (40%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph94 (23%)
  • 40 mph12 (3%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph284 (71%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (93%)
  • Roundabout12 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (14%)
  • 56 to 6557 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (8.1%)
  • Over 7523 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (68%)
  • Passenger154 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (73%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 119th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2012

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2012, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2012

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2012: 60, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836089215
2ndA470528437
3rdA458214905
4thA40172712
5thA44172411
6thA489162607
7thA4067121512
8thA479121304
9thB45688901
10thA4887802
11thB439371201
12thB45587800
13thA48761004
14thB43556812
15thB45186601
16thB43585704
17thB46015701
18thA4384510
19thA4904500
20thA4954503

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2012

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2012: 20.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2012

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2012: 70.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2012, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years