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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1983, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (365), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 1983
351
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
524
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1983

2.8% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight26676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight40878%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 351, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (20%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.8%)
  • February15 (4.3%)
  • March32 (9.1%)
  • April18 (5.1%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June42 (12%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October29 (8.3%)
  • November32 (9.1%)
  • December24 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (68%)
  • Wet or damp104 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph118 (34%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph167 (48%)
  • 70 mph46 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (14%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)
  • Van occupant35 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20118 (23%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (53%)
  • Passenger188 (36%)
  • Pedestrian57 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (67%)
  • Motorcycle79 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Monmouthshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Monmouthshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1983.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1983: 34, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA403457310
2ndA466294714
3rdA48233408
4thM4192303
5thB4521182303
6thA465152804
7thA4042141924
8thB4245111101
9thB4246101611
10thB4293101304
11thB423391301
12thA413671103
13thA44961502
14thA4726602
15thB423562102
16thB45986901
17thA40772200
18thA41431100
19thA4671101
20thB42361100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1983

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1983: 38.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1983

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1983: 124.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years