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LD7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in the LD7 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 161 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
471
2,435th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
656
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
161
205 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LD7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious16134%
  • Slight29663%

What the data shows

  • LD7 had 92 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 99 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 37% of collisions in LD7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 65 children under 16 were killed or injured in LD7, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 47% of collisions in LD7.

Where LD7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,435th
Most casualties
2,443rd
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
2,322nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (11%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (19%)
  • Sunday77 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph114 (24%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph340 (72%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other19 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant424 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (13%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant44 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LD7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LD7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LD7 peaked at 17 in 2001; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
20241012
202346
202289
2021810
202066
20191419
20181522
20171013
2016810
20151013
2014815
201357
20121317
20111015
201067
2009811
20081624
20071012
20061316
2005812
2004810
20031214
20021215
20011720
20001011
19991013
19981215
19971216
1996814
19951117
199434
199323
19921629
19911018
1990610
1989815
198868
19871013
198689
19851423
19841418
19831422
19821218
19811319
19801118
19791318

Map of recent crashes in LD7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LD7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LD7

The 24 most recent collisions in LD7 happened between 6 November 2022 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LD7

The A488 has the most collisions in LD7, 179 of 471 (38%), followed by the B4355 (112).

Collisions in LD7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488179250656
2ndB4355112168245
3rdA411378104330
4thB4356172616
5thB4357151802

Council areas covering LD7

Collisions in LD7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Powys has 435 of 471 (92%).

Collisions in LD7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys43560714147
2ndShropshire3649014

Town in LD7

Of the 471 collisions in LD7, 107 (23%) were in Knighton.