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Powys road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2017, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (387), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 2017
372
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
509
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2017

3% of collisions in Powys in 2017 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious10328%
  • Slight25869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious12725%
  • Slight37173%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 372, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.6%)
  • February27 (7.3%)
  • March19 (5.1%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May36 (9.7%)
  • June30 (8.1%)
  • July43 (12%)
  • August43 (12%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October27 (7.3%)
  • November32 (8.6%)
  • December27 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (56%)
  • Wet or damp144 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph78 (21%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (3%)
  • 60 mph266 (72%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (96%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (13%)
  • Van occupant36 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5578 (15%)
  • 56 to 6577 (15%)
  • 66 to 7541 (8.1%)
  • Over 7522 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (71%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (68%)
  • Motorcycle77 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 113th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2017

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2017, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2017

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2017: 66, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836695122
2ndA4705393414
3rdA40222719
4thA458202403
5thA489152214
6thA44121503
7thA47991003
8thB43587806
9thB43937903
10thB45187903
11thA49061001
12thB435061301
13thA4885703
14thB43965801
15thA40674400
16thB43854401
17thB43884501
18thB45604410
19thB45684401
20thA40683400

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2017

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2017: 13.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2017

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2017: 60.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years