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Powys road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2021, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2020 (218), and casualties rose from 294.

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

Collisions in 2021
299
Up 37% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
389
Up 32% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2021

1.7% of collisions in Powys in 2021 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious8829%
  • Slight20669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious9625%
  • Slight28874%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 299, up 37% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 299
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4%)
  • February6 (2%)
  • March19 (6.4%)
  • April23 (7.7%)
  • May24 (8%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August36 (12%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November21 (7%)
  • December19 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (67%)
  • Wet or damp90 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (23%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph204 (68%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (93%)
  • Roundabout15 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (13%)
  • Van occupant38 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (1%)
  • 16 to 2034 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3574 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (13%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.4%)
  • Over 7528 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (74%)
  • Passenger81 (21%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (64%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (12%)
  • Motorcycle61 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 110th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2021

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2021, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2021

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2021: 42, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483425007
2ndA4703849011
3rdA44182004
4thA458142317
5thA40121603
6thA489121413
7thA490101513
8thB456881101
9thB45606601
10thA406751203
11thA4885702
12thB43885902
13thB45185505
14thB45205611
15thA41134604
16thB439341001
17thA4953300
18thB43853300
19thB43893300
20thB43963401

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2021

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2021: 12.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2021

SY16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2021: 49.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2021, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years