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Knighton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Knighton, Powys, from 1979 to 2025, and 121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
107
2,740th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
121
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
36
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Knighton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal43.7%
  • Serious3634%
  • Slight6763%

What the data shows

  • Knighton had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% more than the 13 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 37% of collisions in Knighton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Knighton, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Knighton.

Where Knighton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,740th
Most casualties
2,839th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday16 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (24%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph94 (88%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant42 (35%)
  • Pedestrian35 (29%)
  • Cyclist18 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (15%)
  • Van occupant6 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Knighton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knighton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Knighton peaked at 8 in 1981; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202300
202211
202122
202000
201955
201822
201722
201633
201512
201411
201311
201211
201111
201000
200911
200845
200722
200611
200534
200422
200322
200222
200155
200011
199922
199844
199744
199600
199566
199411
199300
199223
199134
199000
198923
198822
198744
198645
198546
198433
198334
198234
1981811
198011
197933

Map of recent crashes in Knighton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Knighton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Knighton

The 24 most recent collisions in Knighton happened between 26 February 2012 and 3 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Knighton

The A488 has the most collisions in Knighton, 35 of 107 (33%), followed by the A4113 (28).

Collisions in Knighton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488353918
2ndA41132832111
3rdB4355172217

Council areas covering Knighton

Collisions in Knighton were recorded in 2 council areas. Powys has 103 of 107 (96%).

Collisions in Knighton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPowys103117433
2ndShropshire4403

Postcode district for Knighton

All 107 collisions in Knighton were in the LD7 postcode district.