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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1980, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (369), and casualties rose from 527.

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

Collisions in 1980
358
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
532
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1980

2.8% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious9527%
  • Slight25371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious13425%
  • Slight38773%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 358, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (18%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5%)
  • February24 (6.7%)
  • March38 (11%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June28 (7.8%)
  • July30 (8.4%)
  • August32 (8.9%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November27 (7.5%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (64%)
  • Wet or damp119 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (39%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph166 (46%)
  • 70 mph36 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (19%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (25%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (55%)
  • Passenger185 (35%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (63%)
  • Motorcycle92 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1980.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1980: 49, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404990413
2ndA466214609
3rdB4245193007
4thA465172717
5thA48172614
6thB4293131602
7thA472111312
8thA449102013
9thM4101606
10thB424681000
11thB423571103
12thA404261104
13thA41365901
14thB42334501
15thB45214602
16thA41432200
17thB42481100
18thB43471300

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1980

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1980: 30.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1980

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1980: 107.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years