Crap Towns / Welshpool / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Welshpool?
There were 4.0 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Welshpool from 2021 to 2025, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.7, up from 2.3 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Welshpool | – | 4.0 |
| Newtown | 20.8 km | 3.7 |
| Wrexham | 44.7 km | 3.2 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 38.9 km | 2.2 |
| Oswestry | 22.6 km | 2.1 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 35.5 km | 1.8 |
| Shrewsbury | 27.0 km | 1.7 |
| Ludlow | 43.7 km | 1.0 |
| Bayston Hill | 25.0 km | 0.8 |
| Wem | 35.9 km | 0.3 |
| Broseley | 44.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |