Hay-on-Wye road traffic accidents

50 collisions recorded
1999 to 2025

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.

Fatal
0
Serious
7
Casualties
54
2025 1
2024 1
2023 2
2019 2
2018 3
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 3
2013 4
2012 3
2011 2
2010 2
2009 4
2008 1
2007 1
2005 1
2004 6
2003 2
2000 2
1999 3

Accidents in Hay-on-Wye

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Serious
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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

Fatal 00%
Serious 714%
Slight 4386%

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

Sunday 714%
Monday 1020%
Tuesday 714%
Wednesday 48%
Thursday 918%
Friday 714%
Saturday 612%

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

Daylight 3468%
Darkness 1632%

Light conditions: Daylight 34 collisions, Darkness 16 collisions.

Road type

Single carriageway 4692%
One way street 24%
One way street/Slip road 24%

Road type: Single carriageway 46 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.

Speed limit at the scene

20 mph 24%
30 mph 4488%
60 mph 48%

Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 44 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.

Weather at the time

Fine no high winds 4284%
Raining no high winds 612%
Snowing no high winds 12%
Raining + high winds 12%

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

Driver or rider 2444.4%
Passenger 713%
Pedestrian 2342.6%

Who was hurt: Driver or rider 24 casualties, Passenger 7 casualties, Pedestrian 23 casualties.

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Recent Accidents

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
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1 vehicle 1 casualty
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1 vehicle 1 casualty
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Accident 200563DP38005

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1 vehicle 1 casualty
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2 vehicles 1 casualty
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Accident 200463DP38504

Slight
52.0701, -3.1252
1 vehicle 1 casualty
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1 vehicle 1 casualty
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Frequently 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.