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Powys road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2019, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (336), and casualties rose from 441.

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

Collisions in 2019
350
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
465
Up 5% on 2018
Fatal collisions
14
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2019

4% of collisions in Powys in 2019 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight23066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious12126%
  • Slight33071%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 350, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (18%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.7%)
  • February21 (6%)
  • March29 (8.3%)
  • April25 (7.1%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June31 (8.9%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August45 (13%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October26 (7.4%)
  • November29 (8.3%)
  • December23 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (65%)
  • Wet or damp115 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph84 (24%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph233 (67%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (93%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (14%)
  • Van occupant31 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5594 (20%)
  • 56 to 6559 (13%)
  • 66 to 7533 (7.1%)
  • Over 7533 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (74%)
  • Passenger102 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (67%)
  • Motorcycle68 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 107th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2019

Brecon East, Powys, LD3 9AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2019, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2019

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2019: 53, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4835376513
2ndA4703346010
3rdA458304317
4thA40162005
5thA489162115
6thA43891403
7thB435581305
8thA49071002
9thB43897702
10thA446911
11thB45186603
12thB45206803
13thB45686901
14thB43935503
15thB45605802
16thA40814401
17thA4884411
18thB43884400
19thB45584501
20thB46014401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2019

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2019

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2019: 59.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years