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Powys road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2023, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (316), and casualties fell from 462.

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

Collisions in 2023
338
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
461
Level with 2022
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2023

3.3% of collisions in Powys in 2023 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious12537%
  • Slight20260%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious14331%
  • Slight30767%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 338, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February14 (4.1%)
  • March15 (4.4%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May41 (12%)
  • June29 (8.6%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October30 (8.9%)
  • November23 (6.8%)
  • December31 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (58%)
  • Wet or damp131 (39%)
  • Snow7 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph65 (19%)
  • 40 mph17 (5%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph229 (68%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (15%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2059 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (10%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5567 (15%)
  • 56 to 6572 (16%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7.8%)
  • Over 7542 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (73%)
  • Passenger97 (21%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (68%)
  • Motorcycle67 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 93rd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2023

Welshpool Castle, Powys, SY21 7BS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2023, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2023

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 2023: 58, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4705884324
2ndA4834871019
3rdA40193019
4thA458192014
5thA44111725
6thA48991002
7thB451891103
8thA4906803
9thA40815601
10thA4795500
11thB43555602
12thB43915713
13thB45205802
14thB45605502
15thB45685500
16thB45995702
17thA40674403
18thB46014500
19thA4813402
20thA4953400

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2023

Welshpool had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2023: 13.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2023

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2023: 72.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2023, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years