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SY22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 995 road traffic collisions in the SY22 postcode district, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 287 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down 46% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
995
2,206th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,472
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
34 people killed
Serious collisions
287
368 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 46% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SY22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal313.1%
  • Serious28729%
  • Slight67768%

What the data shows

  • SY22 had 177 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 209 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in SY22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 152 children under 16 were killed or injured in SY22, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in SY22.

Where SY22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,206th
Most casualties
2,171st
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
2,040th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (12%)
  • Tuesday124 (12%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday159 (16%)
  • Saturday169 (17%)
  • Sunday138 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight729 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting215 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway979 (98%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph141 (14%)
  • 40 mph61 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph775 (78%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds713 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,067 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian72 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant62 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SY22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SY22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SY22 peaked at 34 in 1980; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251419
20242630
20231621
20221217
20211725
20201119
20191621
20182532
20171825
20162228
20151821
20141726
20132129
20121727
20111928
20102330
20091427
20082836
20072431
20062835
20052843
20041924
20032544
20023357
20012941
20002135
19991525
19982435
19972331
19962540
19952548
19941623
19931519
19921722
19911933
19903142
19892030
19882336
19871521
19862328
19852844
19842441
19832240
19822438
19811833
19803453
19791319

Map of recent crashes in SY22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SY22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SY22

The 24 most recent collisions in SY22 happened between 3 September 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SY22

The A483 has the most collisions in SY22, 252 of 995 (25%), followed by the B4393 (212).

Collisions in SY22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4832523761160
2ndB4393212332373
3rdA495180278843
4thA490127182243
5thB4391273214
6thB4398253519
7thB4392111402
8thA404401
9thB43894500
10thB45803301

Council areas covering SY22

Collisions in SY22 were recorded in 2 council areas. Powys has 950 of 995 (95%).

Collisions in SY22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys9501,40730274
2ndShropshire4565113