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Monmouthshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,395 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025, and 16,837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 351 were fatal and 2,753 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 113 collisions, level with 2024, and casualties fell from 153 to 145.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,395
41st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,837
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
351
3.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
113
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Monmouthshire

3.1% of collisions in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3513.1%
  • Serious2,75324%
  • Slight8,29173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4042.4%
  • Serious3,44920%
  • Slight12,98477%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. In 2025 there were 113, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113145
2024113153
202388121
2022103125
2021121160
202078103
2019125170
2018108155
201798148
201694143
2015126173
2014136203
2013158236
2012124179
2011133193
2010138193
2009156205
2008152212
2007176262
2006175290
2005225344
2004291395
2003284430
2002313481
2001286435
2000371593
1999350507
1998334505
1997317489
1996332517
1995333559
1994349543
1993332463
1992295445
1991358527
1990347525
1989346503
1988305436
1987301442
1986353497
1985332505
1984327462
1983351524
1982365560
1981356522
1980358532
1979369527

When and where crashes happen in Monmouthshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,553 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,569 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,502 (13%)
  • Thursday1,644 (14%)
  • Friday1,835 (16%)
  • Saturday1,709 (15%)
  • Sunday1,583 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59407 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59196 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,218 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,781 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,139 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,882 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,707 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,065 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January839 (7.4%)
  • February755 (6.6%)
  • March859 (7.5%)
  • April895 (7.9%)
  • May1,030 (9%)
  • June983 (8.6%)
  • July1,019 (8.9%)
  • August1,117 (9.8%)
  • September1,045 (9.2%)
  • October983 (8.6%)
  • November962 (8.4%)
  • December908 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,504 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,556 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,183 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown88 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit63 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,788 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,507 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds249 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds132 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist122 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds70 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (0.2%)
  • Other421 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded86 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,448 (65%)
  • Wet or damp3,533 (31%)
  • Frost or ice259 (2.3%)
  • Snow97 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep46 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph96 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph3,815 (33%)
  • 40 mph504 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph398 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph4,932 (43%)
  • 70 mph1,649 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,933 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway1,801 (16%)
  • Roundabout355 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road269 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,901 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist2,040 (12%)
  • Pedestrian1,503 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist771 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant479 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant449 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)341 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant147 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant124 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5364 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10620 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15925 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 203,099 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,143 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,806 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,323 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,836 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,253 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75867 (5.1%)
  • Over 75543 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,079 (60%)
  • Passenger5,255 (31%)
  • Pedestrian1,503 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car14,033 (72%)
  • Motorcycle1,976 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,152 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes863 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle794 (4%)
  • Other vehicle284 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach251 (1.3%)
  • Minibus117 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle60 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Monmouthshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Monmouthshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Monmouthshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had the 41st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
41st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
308thMid Suffolk11,63416,4113212,772
309thHarborough11,59417,0704912,199
310thCastle Point11,45414,7201201,931
311thMonmouthshire (this area)11,39516,8373512,753
312thHartlepool11,03614,6891861,631
313thEpsom and Ewell11,03413,7921241,816
314thBoston10,89415,1162421,854

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire

Mount Pleasant, Monmouthshire, NP16 5PJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire, with 205 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 35 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,389, including 49 fatal and 320 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA401,3892,18449320
2ndA4668331,22137206
3rdA487161,07018186
4thA4656861,23447186
5thB424567796914138
6thB429359581711127
7thA404249483326126
8thM44617411498
9thA4723815781191
10thA4493095642292
11thB4235255402776
12thB4521187267459
13thB4246182261641
14thB4598174258759
15thB4233148196236
16thA4136126188346
17thA407787126019
18thA414383115220
19thM487293610
20thB4248323938

Towns in Monmouthshire

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025: 910.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,341.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Monmouthshire, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 26 December 2025.

Severity