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Powys road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2024, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2023 (338), and casualties fell from 461.

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

Collisions in 2024
329
Down 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
458
Down 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
10
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2024

3% of collisions in Powys in 2024 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious12337%
  • Slight19660%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious14832%
  • Slight30066%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 329, down 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.5%)
  • February16 (4.9%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April32 (9.7%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August30 (9.1%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October25 (7.6%)
  • November22 (6.7%)
  • December26 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (66%)
  • Wet or damp99 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (13%)
  • 30 mph23 (7%)
  • 40 mph13 (4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph238 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (97%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (17%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2065 (14%)
  • 21 to 2544 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6559 (13%)
  • 66 to 7543 (9.4%)
  • Over 7520 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (72%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (68%)
  • Motorcycle76 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 92nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2024

Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Powys in 2024, with 6 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2024

The A470 had the most collisions in Powys in 2024: 55, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4705590424
2ndA4833849213
3rdA4582641012
4thA44121714
5thA40111301
6thA406791305
7thA49091211
8thA48981300
9thB45208904
10thB43936912
11thA4795701
12thB438851100
13thB45185703
14thA40594503
15thA41134403
16thA4384402
17thA4954401
18thB43894403
19thB43924401
20thA40813400

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2024

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2024: 7.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2024

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2024: 53.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2024, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years