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LD2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,166 road traffic collisions in the LD2 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 389 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,166
2,137th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,693
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
31 people killed
Serious collisions
389
490 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LD2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal282.4%
  • Serious38933%
  • Slight74964%

What the data shows

  • LD2 had 166 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 248 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in LD2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 115 children under 16 were killed or injured in LD2, 6.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 48% of collisions in LD2.

Where LD2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,137th
Most casualties
2,107th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
1,785th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (12%)
  • Tuesday143 (12%)
  • Wednesday152 (13%)
  • Thursday162 (14%)
  • Friday183 (16%)
  • Saturday180 (15%)
  • Sunday204 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight880 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting220 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,089 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph199 (17%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph916 (79%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds818 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds239 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other39 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,128 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (13%)
  • Pedestrian112 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant72 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)62 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LD2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LD2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LD2 peaked at 38 in 2001; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252028
20242024
20231925
20221623
2021914
202067
20191721
20182231
20171827
20161926
20152132
20142330
20131621
20122128
20112126
20103347
20092039
20082941
20072845
20063646
20053554
20043251
20033552
20023351
20013856
20003037
19993242
19982854
19972841
19962244
19953145
19943145
19933036
19923349
19912122
19903445
19892337
19882731
19872239
19862434
19852635
19841624
19833646
19822138
19812130
19801730
19792644

Map of recent crashes in LD2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LD2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LD2

The 24 most recent collisions in LD2 happened between 26 September 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LD2

The A470 has the most collisions in LD2, 520 of 1,166 (45%), followed by the A483 (324).

Collisions in LD2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47052081814190
2ndA483324450686
3rdB435881109133
4thB45206173224
5thA4813140214
6thB459471301

Council area for LD2

LD2 is in Powys, where police recorded 20,843 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LD2 accounts for 5.6% of them.

Town in LD2

Of the 1,166 collisions in LD2, 125 (11%) were in Builth Wells.