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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1986, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (332), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 1986
353
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
497
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1986

3.1% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious9727%
  • Slight24569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious11523%
  • Slight36874%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 353, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.4%)
  • February17 (4.8%)
  • March35 (9.9%)
  • April29 (8.2%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September25 (7.1%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (62%)
  • Wet or damp118 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (38%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph154 (44%)
  • 70 mph43 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (13%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20115 (23%)
  • 21 to 2588 (18%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (56%)
  • Passenger161 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (72%)
  • Motorcycle71 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Monmouthshire

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

  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How Monmouthshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1986.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A466 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1986: 38, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4663855214
2ndA40354726
3rdB4245273605
4thM4192814
5thA48172703
6thA4042153015
7thB4293151606
8thA465142216
9thA472112214
10thA44961005
11thB42336901
12thB45216802
13thB45986702
14thB42465601
15thA40774501
16thB42354602
17thB42484401
18thA40432300
19thA41362300
20thA41432301

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1986

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1986: 31.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1986

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1986: 101.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years