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Powys road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Powys in 2025, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (329), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2025
322
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
440
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
12
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Powys in 2025

3.7% of collisions in Powys in 2025 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.3% and 29% in Powys from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious14144%
  • Slight16952%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious16738%
  • Slight25959%

Powys road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Powys, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 580 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 322, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (19%)
  • Sunday49 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.4%)
  • February23 (7.1%)
  • March27 (8.4%)
  • April27 (8.4%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June24 (7.5%)
  • July32 (9.9%)
  • August28 (8.7%)
  • September21 (6.5%)
  • October24 (7.5%)
  • November26 (8.1%)
  • December28 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (71%)
  • Wet or damp82 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (15%)
  • 30 mph24 (7.5%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph214 (66%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Powys in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (17%)
  • Van occupant33 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (10%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4546 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6575 (17%)
  • 66 to 7548 (11%)
  • Over 7531 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (70%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (65%)
  • Motorcycle71 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Powys in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Powys had the 96th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Powys in 2025

Brecon East, Powys, LD3 9AD area, Newtown East, Powys, SY16 1AQ area and Welshpool Castle, Powys, SY21 7BS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Powys in 2025, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Powys with the most crashes in 2025

The A483 had the most collisions in Powys in 2025: 50, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Powys, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4835073226
2ndA4704065116
3rdA458183308
4thA40172008
5thA44141918
6thA489142016
7thA406791004
8thA4386712
9thA4796702
10thA49561001
11thB43555602
12thB43935504
13thB45185501
14thB45605603
15thB43854412
16thB43964700
17thB45584501
18thB46014402
19thA40593612
20thA42213312

Towns in Powys: crashes in 2025

Newtown, Powys had the most collisions of any town in Powys in 2025: 9.

Postcode districts in Powys: crashes in 2025

LD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Powys in 2025: 57.

Latest crashes in Powys in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Powys in 2025, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Powys road accidents in other years