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Powys road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2013, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2012 (401), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2013
355
Down 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
504
Down 15% on 2012
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2013

2.5% of collisions in Powys in 2013 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious7822%
  • Slight26875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight39478%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 355, down 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.6%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March21 (5.9%)
  • April20 (5.6%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June24 (6.8%)
  • July43 (12%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October26 (7.3%)
  • November31 (8.7%)
  • December41 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (58%)
  • Wet or damp128 (36%)
  • Snow11 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph76 (21%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph247 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (6%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (11%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 55100 (20%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (68%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (74%)
  • Motorcycle59 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 145th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2013

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2013, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2013

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2013: 56, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4835679212
2ndA470487209
3rdA40314217
4thA458234506
5thA489141603
6thA479132001
7thB4568121814
8thA44101306
9thA49091703
10thA406771103
11thB43937803
12thA48761011
13thB43506701
14thB45206700
15thA4955812
16thA40684500
17thB45184501
18thB45994601
19thA4883411
20thB43553300

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2013

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2013: 21.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2013

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2013: 68.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2013, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years