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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1985, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (327), and casualties rose from 462.

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

Collisions in 1985
332
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
505
Up 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1985

3.6% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1985 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious11535%
  • Slight20562%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious14729%
  • Slight34468%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 332, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (19%)
  • Sunday52 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March27 (8.1%)
  • April16 (4.8%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June24 (7.2%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December20 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (63%)
  • Wet or damp101 (30%)
  • Snow11 (3.3%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (40%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph136 (41%)
  • 70 mph48 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (14%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (18%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (27%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (56%)
  • Passenger171 (34%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (66%)
  • Motorcycle88 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1985.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A48 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1985: 33, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483355015
2ndA403043310
3rdA465245337
4thA466204129
5thB4245202815
6thM4203108
7thB4293162404
8thA4042111703
9thB4233101404
10thB423581704
11thA4727801
12thA41365810
13thA41435701
14thA44951112
15thB42465802
16thA40774401
17thB45984502
18thB45213701
19thB42371101
20thB42481100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1985

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1985: 32.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1985

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1985: 102.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1985.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years