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Powys road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2022, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (299), and casualties rose from 389.

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

Collisions in 2022
316
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
462
Up 19% on 2021
Fatal collisions
13
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2022

4.1% of collisions in Powys in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.1%
  • Serious9028%
  • Slight21367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious11525%
  • Slight33472%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 316, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (7.9%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.3%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March18 (5.7%)
  • April30 (9.5%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July31 (9.8%)
  • August40 (13%)
  • September18 (5.7%)
  • October30 (9.5%)
  • November20 (6.3%)
  • December30 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (65%)
  • Wet or damp104 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph68 (22%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph204 (65%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (95%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (16%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (14%)
  • 66 to 7544 (9.5%)
  • Over 7533 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (69%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (70%)
  • Motorcycle69 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 108th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2022

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2022, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2022

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 2022: 44, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4704470219
2ndA4834363114
3rdA458275715
4thA40172425
5thA44142414
6thA48991813
7thA47981014
8thA40677904
9thA4887703
10thB45606601
11thA4905903
12thB43575810
13thB43895500
14thB46015601
15thA4384400
16thB43554700
17thB43914400
18thB45684711
19thA4813400
20thA4873601

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2022

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2022: 13.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2022

SY21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2022: 54.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years