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Powys road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2018, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (372), and casualties fell from 509.

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

Collisions in 2018
336
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
441
Down 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2018

2.7% of collisions in Powys in 2018 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious9829%
  • Slight22968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious10925%
  • Slight32373%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 336, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February34 (10%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April27 (8%)
  • May31 (9.2%)
  • June33 (9.8%)
  • July31 (9.2%)
  • August26 (7.7%)
  • September32 (9.5%)
  • October32 (9.5%)
  • November18 (5.4%)
  • December26 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (61%)
  • Wet or damp119 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph78 (23%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph224 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (12%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (14%)
  • 56 to 6553 (12%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.7%)
  • Over 7531 (7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (71%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 124th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2018

Welshpool Castle, Powys, SY21 7BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2018, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2018

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 2018: 41, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4704159114
2ndA4833960112
3rdA40222507
4thA458213309
5thA44141712
6thA489131414
7thA490132104
8thA4067121501
9thA49591201
10thB45208804
11thA4887702
12thB43507914
13thB459971013
14thA4386602
15thA4796703
16thB43936703
17thA40815601
18thB435551102
19thB45604401
20thA41133401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2018

Welshpool had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2018: 11.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2018

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2018: 58.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years