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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1984, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1983 (351), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 1984
327
Down 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
462
Down 12% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1984

2.4% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight24876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious9019%
  • Slight36479%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 327, down 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (18%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8%)
  • February16 (4.9%)
  • March31 (9.5%)
  • April22 (6.7%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June24 (7.3%)
  • July21 (6.4%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September30 (9.2%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November21 (6.4%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (69%)
  • Wet or damp92 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (36%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph135 (41%)
  • 70 mph57 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20118 (26%)
  • 21 to 2575 (16%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (60%)
  • Passenger145 (31%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (65%)
  • Motorcycle84 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1984.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1984: 39, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40395001
2ndA48294207
3rdA466253617
4thA465193325
5thM4194006
6thB4245182104
7thA472151913
8thA449142704
9thB4293131622
10thB4521111304
11thA4042102013
12thA414361203
13thB45986900
14thB42465501
15thA41363402
16thB42332202
17thA40431100
18thA40771100
19thB42351100
20thB42691100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1984

Abergavenny and Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1984, with 29 each.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1984

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1984: 93.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years