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Powys road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2020, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 38% on 2019 (350), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 2020
218
Down 38% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
294
Down 37% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2020

1.8% of collisions in Powys in 2020 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious6932%
  • Slight14567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious8128%
  • Slight20971%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 218, down 38% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 218
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (19%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.7%)
  • February15 (6.9%)
  • March16 (7.3%)
  • April4 (1.8%)
  • May9 (4.1%)
  • June17 (7.8%)
  • July28 (13%)
  • August32 (15%)
  • September29 (13%)
  • October10 (4.6%)
  • November21 (9.6%)
  • December18 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight162 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (59%)
  • Wet or damp87 (40%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph31 (14%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph157 (72%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (13%)
  • Van occupant22 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (13%)
  • 66 to 7527 (9.2%)
  • Over 7517 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (72%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (64%)
  • Motorcycle43 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 137th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2020

Llandrindod South, Powys, LD1 5WF area, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DT area and Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Powys in 2020, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2020

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2020: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483344907
2ndA470304319
3rdA458162607
4thA489122104
5thA44102014
6thA406602
7thA40674501
8thA4874500
9thB43854602
10thB45204402
11thB45604401
12thA4953402
13thB43583302
14thB43683300
15thB45183300
16thA40812200
17thA42212200
18thA4882200
19thA4902301
20thB43502202

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2020

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2020: 8.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2020

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2020: 30.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2020, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years