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Builth Wells road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 125 road traffic collisions in Builth Wells, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
125
2,528th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
143
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
29
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Builth Wells

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2923%
  • Slight9475%

What the data shows

  • Builth Wells had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Builth Wells were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 23 children under 16 were killed or injured in Builth Wells, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Builth Wells.

Where Builth Wells ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,528th
Most casualties
2,719th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday19 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (58%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (40%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph113 (90%)
  • 40 mph5 (4%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant62 (43%)
  • Pedestrian56 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Builth Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Builth Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Builth Wells peaked at 6 in 2014; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202311
202211
202111
202000
201922
201826
201733
201622
201511
201466
201323
201255
201100
201066
200911
200823
200722
200622
200511
200446
200355
200244
200134
200044
199933
199811
199733
199622
199545
199455
199311
199233
199144
199022
198956
198844
198744
198611
198523
198423
198345
198222
198169
198011
197945

Map of recent crashes in Builth Wells

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Builth Wells

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Builth Wells

The 24 most recent collisions in Builth Wells happened between 20 December 2012 and 19 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Builth Wells

The A483 has the most collisions in Builth Wells, 68 of 125 (54%), followed by the A470 (21).

Collisions in Builth Wells on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836878218
2ndA470212502
3rdB45207803

Council area for Builth Wells

Builth Wells is in Powys, where police recorded 20,843 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Builth Wells accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Builth Wells

All 125 collisions in Builth Wells were in the LD2 postcode district.