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SY20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,423 road traffic collisions in the SY20 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 400 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,423
1,999th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,180
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
51 people killed
Serious collisions
400
524 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for SY20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal473.3%
  • Serious40028%
  • Slight97669%

What the data shows

  • SY20 had 175 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 269 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in SY20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 206 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY20, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in SY20.

Where SY20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,999th
Most casualties
1,944th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,763rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (13%)
  • Tuesday172 (12%)
  • Wednesday154 (11%)
  • Thursday179 (13%)
  • Friday240 (17%)
  • Saturday272 (19%)
  • Sunday221 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,108 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting249 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,385 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph257 (18%)
  • 40 mph76 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,054 (74%)
  • 70 mph24 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,009 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other65 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,557 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist265 (12%)
  • Pedestrian133 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist56 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY20 peaked at 54 in 1988; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251217
20241011
20231321
20222434
20211926
20202028
20191522
20181518
20173244
20161520
20152636
20141827
20132848
20123044
20113042
20102944
20092231
20083054
20073046
20062638
20052938
20043459
20033150
20022836
20014374
20004572
19994069
19982641
19973352
19963260
19952440
19943560
19932847
19924061
19913759
19904761
19893461
19885476
19873249
19864569
19853753
19843553
19833659
19823958
19813749
19803354
19794569

Map of recent crashes in SY20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY20

The 24 most recent collisions in SY20 happened between 15 November 2023 and 23 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY20

The A487 has the most collisions in SY20, 629 of 1,423 (44%), followed by the A470 (186).

Collisions in SY20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48762999320176
2ndA4701863151146
3rdA489182260457
4thA458110182635
5thA493109160326
6thB4353121612
7thA548111905

Council areas covering SY20

Collisions in SY20 were recorded in 3 council areas. Powys has 621 of 1,423 (44%).

Collisions in SY20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys62192920191
2ndGwynedd51982421143
3rdCeredigion279423666

Town in SY20

Of the 1,423 collisions in SY20, 161 (11%) were in Machynlleth.