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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1982, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (356), and casualties rose from 522.

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

Collisions in 1982
365
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
560
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight25971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious11320%
  • Slight43377%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 365, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.1%)
  • February26 (7.1%)
  • March37 (10%)
  • April29 (7.9%)
  • May27 (7.4%)
  • June30 (8.2%)
  • July46 (13%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September32 (8.8%)
  • October24 (6.6%)
  • November20 (5.5%)
  • December30 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Other19 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (59%)
  • Wet or damp131 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (38%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph157 (43%)
  • 70 mph58 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (21%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20165 (29%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (54%)
  • Passenger202 (36%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (61%)
  • Motorcycle111 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1982.

Collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
291st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1982: 40, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404058110
2ndA48253618
3rdA466212908
4thB4293213212
5thA472162402
6thA4042142607
7thB4245142709
8thA465123725
9thM4122012
10thA44991412
11thB423581302
12thB42466910
13thB459861100
14thA413641003
15thB45214602
16thA40773600
17thB42333800
18thB42483310
19thB42693400
20thB43473300

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1982

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1982: 39.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1982

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1982: 107.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years