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B4601 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 collisions on the B4601 from 1980 to 2025, with 241 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 43 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B4601, up from none in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1980
193
3,280th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
241
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
43
47 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B4601

On the B4601, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4322%
  • Slight14776%

Where the B4601 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,280th
Most casualties
3,392nd
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,175th

B4601 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4601 peaked at 12 in 1982 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4601, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202400
202345
202256
202111
202011
201944
201800
201722
201688
201545
201445
201334
201257
201122
2010511
200922
200867
200746
200622
200534
200458
200357
200225
200100
200033
199944
199857
199724
199667
199556
199477
199367
199223
199178
199044
19891014
198844
198722
198658
198522
198477
198367
19821216
1981810
198055

When crashes happen on the B4601

Monday has the most collisions on the B4601 (34), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (49).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (18%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (3.1%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am14 (7.3%)
  • 9am to noon31 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm49 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm47 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm23 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.3%)
  • February11 (5.7%)
  • March13 (6.7%)
  • April8 (4.1%)
  • May19 (9.8%)
  • June13 (6.7%)
  • July16 (8.3%)
  • August16 (8.3%)
  • September16 (8.3%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November19 (9.8%)
  • December26 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight136 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4601 crashes

On the B4601, 82% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph158 (82%)
  • 40 mph22 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Other9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (65%)
  • Wet or damp64 (33%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (20%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4601 crashes

Car occupants make up 42% of the people killed or injured on the B4601, followed by pedestrians (34%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (42%)
  • Pedestrian81 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (71%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (15%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (9.5%)
  • Over 7517 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (50%)
  • Pedestrian81 (34%)
  • Passenger40 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4601

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4601

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4601 crashes by council area

All 193 collisions on the B4601 were in Powys.

Collisions on the B4601 in each area, 1980 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys193241343

B4601 crashes by town

Of the 193 collisions on the B4601, 152 were in the built-up area of Brecon.

Recent crashes on the B4601

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4601, from 28 September 2016 to 17 November 2025.

Severity