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SY21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,152 road traffic collisions in the SY21 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 95 were fatal and 836 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,152
1,240th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,935
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
95
106 people killed
Serious collisions
836
1,157 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
81
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal953%
  • Serious83627%
  • Slight2,22170%

What the data shows

  • SY21 had 493 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 628 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in SY21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 470 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY21, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in SY21.

Where SY21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,240th
Most casualties
1,016th
Most fatal collisions
322nd
Most serious collisions
659th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday443 (14%)
  • Tuesday424 (13%)
  • Wednesday368 (12%)
  • Thursday405 (13%)
  • Friday524 (17%)
  • Saturday534 (17%)
  • Sunday454 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,333 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting613 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,028 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout40 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph568 (18%)
  • 40 mph81 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph53 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph2,424 (77%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,274 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds587 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist37 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other87 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,624 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist472 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian329 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant200 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist103 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)64 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY21 peaked at 105 in 1990; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255281
20245285
20235064
20225496
20214462
20203047
20196285
20184565
20175275
20165277
20156684
20145271
20134787
20125798
20115679
20105166
200974110
20085285
200784121
200689141
200576107
200477113
200390130
200281126
200181130
20006499
19996394
199890151
199780133
199676119
199566113
199479133
199391145
199273110
199188152
1990105182
198978135
198872150
198773112
19865482
198563104
198467125
19836488
198275101
198180114
19805792
197968116

Map of recent crashes in SY21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY21

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY21

The 24 most recent collisions in SY21 happened between 18 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY21

The A458 has the most collisions in SY21, 1,384 of 3,152 (44%), followed by the A483 (628).

Collisions in SY21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4581,3842,30938367
2ndA4836281,02442156
3rdA490284431881
4thB438884131031
5thB439276100020
6thB43817592118
7thB43855766310
8thB43894653013
9thB43903955014
10thB43863655111
11thA495223318
12thA4853401

Council areas covering SY21

Collisions in SY21 were recorded in 5 council areas. Powys has 3,060 of 3,152 (97%).

Collisions in SY21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys3,0604,79593820
2ndShropshire78119213
3rdCheshire East61003
4thCumberland3500
5thGwynedd3300

Town in SY21

Of the 3,152 collisions in SY21, 498 (16%) were in Welshpool.