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SY16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,229 road traffic collisions in the SY16 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,065 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 491 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
2,229
1,638th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,065
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
49 people killed
Serious collisions
491
590 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal452%
  • Serious49122%
  • Slight1,69376%

What the data shows

  • SY16 had 345 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 505 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in SY16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 297 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY16, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in SY16.

Where SY16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,638th
Most casualties
1,639th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
1,511th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday288 (13%)
  • Tuesday300 (13%)
  • Wednesday301 (14%)
  • Thursday311 (14%)
  • Friday382 (17%)
  • Saturday335 (15%)
  • Sunday312 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,677 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting299 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,115 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph844 (38%)
  • 40 mph226 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1,125 (50%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,604 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds380 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other98 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,977 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist376 (12%)
  • Pedestrian333 (11%)
  • Cyclist154 (5%)
  • Van occupant98 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY16 peaked at 74 in 2004; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252838
20243136
20233649
20223648
20214964
20202328
20193946
20182531
20174350
20163553
20154669
20144561
20134759
20125274
20114564
20104460
20094974
20085373
20075377
200671102
20055681
200474100
20036080
20025370
20015268
20005776
19994559
19984563
19975987
19963649
19954157
19945173
19935575
19925179
19916178
19904468
19894050
19883961
19875067
19865478
19855163
19844969
19834968
19825778
19816196
19804455
19794561

Map of recent crashes in SY16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY16

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY16

The 24 most recent collisions in SY16 happened between 20 January and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY16

The A483 has the most collisions in SY16, 655 of 2,229 (29%), followed by the A489 (559).

Collisions in SY16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48365592315156
2ndA48955983022130
3rdB4568249320549
4thB438991123018
5thB4368182506
6thB4355162105
7thB43905701
8thA4704600

Council areas covering SY16

Collisions in SY16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Powys has 2,225 of 2,229 (99.8%).

Collisions in SY16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys2,2253,06045491
2ndCheshire West and Chester3400

Town in SY16

Of the 2,229 collisions in SY16, 918 (41%) were in Newtown, Powys.