Crap Towns / Newtown / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Newtown?
There were 3.7 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Newtown from 2021 to 2025, 1.5 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.6, up from 2.7 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Welshpool | 20.8 km | 4.0 |
| Newtown | – | 3.7 |
| Aberystwyth | 52.0 km | 3.3 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 29.7 km | 3.3 |
| Leominster | 50.3 km | 2.5 |
| Oswestry | 42.8 km | 2.1 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 54.8 km | 1.8 |
| Shrewsbury | 44.6 km | 1.7 |
| Ludlow | 44.2 km | 1.0 |
| Bayston Hill | 41.3 km | 0.8 |
| Wem | 56.1 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |