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Powys road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2015, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2014 (389), and casualties rose from 582.

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

Collisions in 2015
428
Up 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
591
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2015

2.8% of collisions in Powys in 2015 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious10324%
  • Slight31373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious12020%
  • Slight45577%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 428, up 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday42 (9.8%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (19%)
  • Sunday71 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.5%)
  • February21 (4.9%)
  • March26 (6.1%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July50 (12%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September41 (9.6%)
  • October35 (8.2%)
  • November36 (8.4%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (55%)
  • Wet or damp172 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph86 (20%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph289 (68%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (13%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2077 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5585 (14%)
  • 56 to 6569 (12%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.9%)
  • Over 7537 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (70%)
  • Passenger144 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (74%)
  • Motorcycle81 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 103rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2015

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2015, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2015

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2015: 62, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836291316
2ndA4705893118
3rdA458364609
4thA40253037
5thA4067152003
6thA489152514
7thA479121303
8thA44111512
9thA48791215
10thA4888901
11thA4907801
12thB43937802
13thB45996600
14thA4955701
15thB43555612
16thB43685600
17thB43895501
18thB45685700
19thA43841001
20thB43964501

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2015

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2015: 17.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2015

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2015, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years