Road
Crashes on the A490
234 recorded collisions since 2000.
234
All crashes
6
Fatal
57
Serious
171
Slight
Since 2000 the A490 has seen 234 collisions, 6 of them fatal and 57 serious. That ranks it 1845th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 25.6 per 1,000 collisions, and 27% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have risen by about 100% since 2000, from 5 to 10 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Powys, Shropshire and Westmorland and Furness.
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Crashes by year
2000–202420151050
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.