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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1981, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (358), and casualties fell from 532.

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

Collisions in 1981
356
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
522
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1981

3.7% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious12335%
  • Slight22062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious15930%
  • Slight34766%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 356, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February28 (7.9%)
  • March26 (7.3%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May32 (9%)
  • June25 (7%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October25 (7%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December12 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (64%)
  • Wet or damp112 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (38%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph148 (42%)
  • 70 mph49 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8%)
  • 16 to 20145 (28%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (58%)
  • Passenger172 (33%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (62%)
  • Motorcycle102 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1981.

Collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1981: 49, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404976116
2ndA4663953215
3rdA481924010
4thB4245181804
5thA465173919
6thA472162715
7thM4162746
8thA4042122515
9thB4293121703
10thA44991415
11thB423581716
12thA41366601
13thA41434501
14thB42464700
15thB45214402
16thB42333302
17thA40772200
18thB43472302
19thB42481201

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1981

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1981: 37.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1981

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1981: 106.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years