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B4568 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 collisions on the B4568 from 1979 to 2025, with 343 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 53 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B4568, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
266
2,880th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
343
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
53
62 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B4568

On the B4568, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious5320%
  • Slight20878%

Where the B4568 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,880th
Most casualties
2,937th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,886th

B4568 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4568 peaked at 12 in 2013 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4568, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202355
202247
2021811
202022
201969
201812
201744
201633
201557
201456
20131218
201289
2011911
20101014
200966
20081116
2007912
200644
200546
20041010
20031012
200244
20011215
2000811
199934
199857
199734
199677
199588
1994610
199335
199245
199177
199048
198934
1988611
198733
198622
198566
198458
198333
198269
1981814
198066
197944

When crashes happen on the B4568

Friday has the most collisions on the B4568 (50), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (65).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am14 (5.3%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.1%)
  • 6am to 9am26 (9.8%)
  • 9am to noon49 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm53 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm65 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm29 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight27 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.1%)
  • February15 (5.6%)
  • March21 (7.9%)
  • April25 (9.4%)
  • May11 (4.1%)
  • June26 (9.8%)
  • July18 (6.8%)
  • August26 (9.8%)
  • September22 (8.3%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November25 (9.4%)
  • December29 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight187 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4568 crashes

On the B4568, 57% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph151 (57%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph99 (37%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Other18 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (59%)
  • Wet or damp99 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4568 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the B4568, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (60%)
  • Pedestrian64 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (74%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2081 (24%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.1%)
  • Over 7514 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (59%)
  • Passenger77 (22%)
  • Pedestrian64 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4568

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4568

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4568 crashes by council area

All 266 collisions on the B4568 were in Powys.

Collisions on the B4568 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys266343553

B4568 crashes by town

Of the 266 collisions on the B4568, 129 were in the built-up area of Newtown, Powys.

Recent crashes on the B4568

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4568, from 25 October 2019 to 17 November 2025.

Severity