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Powys road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2016, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (428), and casualties fell from 591.

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

Collisions in 2016
387
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
533
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2016

2.3% of collisions in Powys in 2016 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious9825%
  • Slight28072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious12123%
  • Slight40075%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 387, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.8%)
  • February36 (9.3%)
  • March48 (12%)
  • April20 (5.2%)
  • May36 (9.3%)
  • June29 (7.5%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August37 (9.6%)
  • September22 (5.7%)
  • October30 (7.8%)
  • November25 (6.5%)
  • December33 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (61%)
  • Wet or damp146 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph78 (20%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph272 (70%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (10%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (3%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6561 (11%)
  • 66 to 7550 (9.4%)
  • Over 7533 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (72%)
  • Passenger120 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (75%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 119th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2016

Brecon East, Powys, LD3 9AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2016, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2016

The A470 and A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2016, with 57 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4705790310
2ndA4835787119
3rdA40273326
4thA458253307
5thA489222909
6thA44152506
7thA479101401
8thB46018801
9thA49071101
10thA40676703
11thA4956813
12thB43936601
13thB45186803
14thB43855502
15thB45605801
16thB43554401
17thB45204602
18thA4883300
19thB43583503
20thB43683401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2016

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2016: 12.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2016

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2016: 68.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years