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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1979, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,395 collisions in Monmouthshire.

Collisions in 1979
369
Casualties in 1979
527
Fatal collisions
12
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1979

3.3% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious13035%
  • Slight22762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious15429%
  • Slight36068%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 369.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday75 (20%)
  • Saturday73 (20%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.2%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March21 (5.7%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May29 (7.9%)
  • June25 (6.8%)
  • July34 (9.2%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December32 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (62%)
  • Wet or damp106 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.7%)
  • Snow13 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (33%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph173 (47%)
  • 70 mph49 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (20%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20158 (30%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 754 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (58%)
  • Passenger164 (31%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (61%)
  • Motorcycle99 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Monmouthshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Monmouthshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1979.

Collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1979: 35, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA403549213
2ndA466294025
3rdA48294419
4thB4245182318
5thA465172716
6thA4042161704
7thA472161917
8thB4293162625
9thM4122613
10thB4233101303
11thB4235101303
12thA44991215
13thA413661104
14thB45215603
15thA41434502
16thB42463501
17thA40772401
18thB42482301
19thB42691100
20thB43471101

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1979

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1979: 22.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1979

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1979: 99.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years