Welshpool road traffic accidents
Welshpool recorded 258 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 328 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 43
- Casualties
- 328
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 43
- Casualties
- 328
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Welshpool
Roads in Welshpool
Postcode districts in Welshpool
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Welshpool
Road collision statistics for Welshpool
Collisions recorded
258
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
328
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
43
17.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Welshpool
Collisions in Welshpool are most frequently recorded on a Friday (20.2% of the total), with 16.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
77.9% of recorded collisions in Welshpool happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Welshpool have produced 328 casualties. Pedestrians account for 31.7% 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 28 collisions, Monday 36 collisions, Tuesday 40 collisions, Wednesday 25 collisions, Thursday 43 collisions, Friday 52 collisions, Saturday 34 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 215 collisions, Darkness 43 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 201 collisions, One way street 32 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 193 collisions, 40 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 52 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 210 collisions, Raining no high winds 34 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 153 casualties, Passenger 71 casualties, Pedestrian 104 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Welshpool
How many road accidents have there been in Welshpool?
258 collisions have been recorded in Welshpool in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 328 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Welshpool were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 43 were serious — 17.4% of all recorded collisions in Welshpool resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Welshpool?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Welshpool, accounting for 20.2% of them, and 16.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Welshpool happen on?
77.9% of collisions in Welshpool are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Welshpool?
Pedestrians make up 31.7% of the 328 casualties recorded in Welshpool.
Is road safety in Welshpool getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Welshpool rose 17% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Welshpool 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 Welshpool cover 1999 to 2025.