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LD3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,629 road traffic collisions in the LD3 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 129 were fatal and 1,079 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 57 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
3,629
1,022nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,469
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
129
151 people killed
Serious collisions
1,079
1,429 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
57
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
70
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LD3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1293.6%
  • Serious1,07930%
  • Slight2,42167%

What the data shows

  • LD3 had 538 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 716 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in LD3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 436 children under 16 were killed or injured in LD3, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in LD3.

Where LD3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,022nd
Most casualties
848th
Most fatal collisions
126th
Most serious collisions
309th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday461 (13%)
  • Tuesday445 (12%)
  • Wednesday438 (12%)
  • Thursday489 (13%)
  • Friday594 (16%)
  • Saturday593 (16%)
  • Sunday609 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,784 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting608 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,330 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road92 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout63 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph815 (22%)
  • 40 mph153 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph45 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph2,473 (68%)
  • 70 mph129 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,580 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds602 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds117 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds46 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist44 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.3%)
  • Other137 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,729 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist658 (12%)
  • Pedestrian347 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant196 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist163 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant114 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)107 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant62 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LD3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LD3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LD3 peaked at 111 in 1979; 2025 had 57.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 57
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255770
20245390
202372106
20224456
20214253
20202729
20195777
20185874
20176079
20166891
201570100
20146186
20136889
201270107
20115693
20106399
200985129
20086091
200796153
200687125
200583135
2004105161
200387132
200282137
200174125
200095151
1999101151
199886126
199791139
199687135
199591142
1994110156
199377120
199271118
199192133
199086148
198974113
198896151
198798164
198678124
198573110
198480118
198380109
198284117
198183130
1980100149
1979111178

Map of recent crashes in LD3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LD3

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LD3

The 24 most recent collisions in LD3 happened between 16 August and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LD3

The A40 has the most collisions in LD3, 897 of 3,629 (25%), followed by the A470 (823).

Collisions in LD3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA408971,39541268
2ndA4708231,42339264
3rdA479259366972
4thB4601189237342
5thA438176272643
6thB4520153210442
7thB456096134224
8thA406794132231
9thB46025788413
10thB45585275213
11thA42153238311
12thB4061182004
13thA4059101304
14thA4835803
15thA4874503
16thB43133301
17thB43503701

Council area for LD3

LD3 is in Powys, where police recorded 20,843 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LD3 accounts for 17% of them.

Town in LD3

Of the 3,629 collisions in LD3, 478 (13%) were in Brecon.