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LD8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in the LD8 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 185 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
486
2,428th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
715
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
26 people killed
Serious collisions
185
244 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LD8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal255.1%
  • Serious18538%
  • Slight27657%

What the data shows

  • LD8 had 67 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 102 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 43% of collisions in LD8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in LD8 are between 9am and noon, with 23% of collisions.
  • 42 children under 16 were killed or injured in LD8, 5.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where LD8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,428th
Most casualties
2,419th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
2,279th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (11%)
  • Thursday46 (9.5%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday96 (20%)
  • Sunday88 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (98%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (11%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph404 (83%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant395 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (23%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LD8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LD8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LD8 peaked at 20 in 1987; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025812
2024711
2023910
20221016
202144
2020611
201946
201878
201748
201689
2015810
201479
201366
20121421
20111115
20101827
200989
20081114
2007812
20061115
20051420
2004916
20031012
20021314
20011019
20001216
19991114
19981519
199769
19961016
19951014
19941725
199389
19921837
19911116
19901322
1989611
1988915
19872032
19861419
19851218
1984915
19831320
1982813
19811215
1980918
19791828

Map of recent crashes in LD8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LD8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LD8

The 24 most recent collisions in LD8 happened between 12 January 2023 and 4 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LD8

The A44 has the most collisions in LD8, 199 of 486 (41%), followed by the B4355 (78).

Collisions in LD8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA441993171282
2ndB435578101121
3rdB436277110733
4thB4357233717
5thB4356223438
6thA481141707
7thB45945602

Council areas covering LD8

Collisions in LD8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Powys has 409 of 486 (84%).

Collisions in LD8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys40959823157
2ndHerefordshire76116228