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SY15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 776 road traffic collisions in the SY15 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 202 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
776
2,289th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,115
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
25 people killed
Serious collisions
202
245 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SY15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal233%
  • Serious20226%
  • Slight55171%

What the data shows

  • SY15 had 144 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 158 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in SY15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 69 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY15, 6.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in SY15.

Where SY15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,289th
Most casualties
2,279th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
2,231st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (13%)
  • Friday117 (15%)
  • Saturday119 (15%)
  • Sunday105 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting176 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway767 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph60 (7.7%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph23 (3%)
  • 60 mph677 (87%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other37 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant833 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant63 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (2.9%)
  • Pedestrian31 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY15 peaked at 27 in 2004; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251623
20241217
20231926
20221421
20211013
20201012
20191313
20181119
20171522
20162432
20152026
2014917
20131216
20121219
2011913
20101721
20092230
20082127
20072336
20061317
20051420
20042744
20032434
20022441
20012132
20001217
19991722
19981323
19971423
19961217
19951621
19942029
19931929
19921622
19911826
19901930
19891421
19882738
19871519
19862333
19851016
19841622
19831621
19821620
19811623
19801927
19791625

Map of recent crashes in SY15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY15

The 24 most recent collisions in SY15 happened between 28 June 2024 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY15

The A483 has the most collisions in SY15, 324 of 776 (42%), followed by the A489 (93).

Collisions in SY15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4833245131182
2ndA48993130526
3rdB43867395015
4thB43857194228
5thA4906786517
6thB4368212803
7thB4388161901
8thA488101402

Council areas covering SY15

Collisions in SY15 were recorded in 2 council areas. Powys has 621 of 776 (80%).

Collisions in SY15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys62190117161
2ndShropshire155214641