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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1987, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1986 (353), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 1987
301
Down 15% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
442
Down 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1987

3% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1987 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious9632%
  • Slight19665%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious12127%
  • Slight31271%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 301, down 15% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (20%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.6%)
  • February10 (3.3%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April24 (8%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July29 (9.6%)
  • August36 (12%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October29 (9.6%)
  • November28 (9.3%)
  • December20 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (62%)
  • Wet or damp102 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (41%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph130 (43%)
  • 70 mph35 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (13%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20105 (24%)
  • 21 to 2575 (17%)
  • 26 to 3557 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (60%)
  • Passenger137 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car342 (70%)
  • Motorcycle55 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 1987.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1987: 32, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA403244114
2ndA466253507
3rdB4245223406
4thA465203147
5thA48193307
6thB4293162204
7thA4042111914
8thA472101502
9thM481202
10thA4497901
11thB42337902
12thA41436811
13thB42355602
14thB42465701
15thB45215501
16thA40773300
17thA41362501
18thB45982501
19thA4671100
20thB42311101

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1987

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1987: 31.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1987

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1987: 95.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years