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B4389 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 collisions on the B4389 from 1979 to 2025, with 188 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B4389, down 75% from 4 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
147
3,619th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
188
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
32
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 75% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 75% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4389

None of the 147 collisions on the B4389 were fatal, and 22% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11578%

Where the B4389 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,619th
Most casualties
3,688th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,541st

B4389 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4389 peaked at 7 in 2019 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4389, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202444
202311
202255
202133
202000
201977
201813
201722
201600
201555
201435
201324
201233
201156
201011
200978
200836
200756
200669
200545
2004610
200359
200244
200122
200000
199933
199844
199712
199677
199558
199422
199335
199226
199177
199022
198945
198824
198733
198611
198500
198422
198356
198211
198158
198022
197911

When crashes happen on the B4389

Friday has the most collisions on the B4389 (34), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (34).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (10%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday34 (23%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (7.5%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (4.1%)
  • 6am to 9am24 (16%)
  • 9am to noon19 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm26 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm34 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.1%)
  • February12 (8.2%)
  • March8 (5.4%)
  • April9 (6.1%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June13 (8.8%)
  • July13 (8.8%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September12 (8.2%)
  • October14 (9.5%)
  • November9 (6.1%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight109 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4389 crashes

On the B4389, 86% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 48% on a wet or damp road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph15 (10%)
  • 40 mph3 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph127 (86%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (24%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other7 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp70 (48%)
  • Dry69 (47%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4389 crashes

Car occupants make up 72% of the people killed or injured on the B4389, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (73%)
  • Motorcycle23 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2053 (28%)
  • 21 to 2527 (14%)
  • 26 to 3523 (12%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5519 (10%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (69%)
  • Passenger52 (28%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4389

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4389

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4389 crashes by council area

All 147 collisions on the B4389 were in Powys.

Collisions on the B4389 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys147188032

Recent crashes on the B4389

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4389, from 5 October 2015 to 22 February 2025.

Severity