Hay-on-Wye road traffic accidents
Hay-on-Wye recorded 50 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 54 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 7 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Casualties
- 54
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Casualties
- 54
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Hay-on-Wye
Roads in Hay-on-Wye
Postcode districts in Hay-on-Wye
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Hay-on-Wye
Road collision statistics for Hay-on-Wye
Collisions recorded
50
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
54
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
7
14% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Hay-on-Wye
Collisions in Hay-on-Wye are most frequently recorded on a Monday (20% of the total), with 32% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92% of recorded collisions in Hay-on-Wye happen on a single carriageway. Around 16% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Hay-on-Wye have produced 54 casualties. Pedestrians account for 42.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 7 collisions, Monday 10 collisions, Tuesday 7 collisions, Wednesday 4 collisions, Thursday 9 collisions, Friday 7 collisions, Saturday 6 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 34 collisions, Darkness 16 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 46 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 44 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 42 collisions, Raining no high winds 6 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 24 casualties, Passenger 7 casualties, Pedestrian 23 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Hay-on-Wye
How many road accidents have there been in Hay-on-Wye?
50 collisions have been recorded in Hay-on-Wye in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 54 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Hay-on-Wye were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 7 were serious — 14% of all recorded collisions in Hay-on-Wye resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Hay-on-Wye?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Hay-on-Wye, accounting for 20% of them, and 32% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Hay-on-Wye happen on?
92% of collisions in Hay-on-Wye are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Hay-on-Wye?
Pedestrians make up 42.6% of the 54 casualties recorded in Hay-on-Wye.
Is road safety in Hay-on-Wye getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Hay-on-Wye were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Hay-on-Wye come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Hay-on-Wye cover 1999 to 2025.