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Powys road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2014, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (355), and casualties rose from 504.

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

Collisions in 2014
389
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
582
Up 15% on 2013
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2014

3.1% of collisions in Powys in 2014 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious10326%
  • Slight27470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious12221%
  • Slight44476%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 389, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.9%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April36 (9.3%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June33 (8.5%)
  • July36 (9.3%)
  • August45 (12%)
  • September24 (6.2%)
  • October33 (8.5%)
  • November35 (9%)
  • December29 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (56%)
  • Wet or damp162 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph94 (24%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph257 (66%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (12%)
  • Pedestrian27 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 55101 (17%)
  • 56 to 6578 (13%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.7%)
  • Over 7532 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (68%)
  • Passenger162 (28%)
  • Pedestrian27 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (73%)
  • Motorcycle70 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 135th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2014

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area and Welshpool Castle, Powys, SY21 7BS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Powys in 2014, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2014

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2014: 61, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836191221
2ndA4705795118
3rdA40295334
4thA489244115
5thA458223427
6thA44152514
7thA4067111401
8thA49091202
9thA43881011
10thB439381604
11thA4796712
12thB459961001
13thB43965502
14thB45205501
15thB45605802
16thB45685600
17thB43924400
18thB46014500
19thA40683401
20thA4873501

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2014

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2014: 19.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2014

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2014: 61.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years