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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1989, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (305), and casualties rose from 436.

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

Collisions in 1989
346
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
503
Up 15% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious7722%
  • Slight26075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious9218%
  • Slight39879%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 346, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.5%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March16 (4.6%)
  • April25 (7.2%)
  • May23 (6.6%)
  • June43 (12%)
  • July31 (9%)
  • August29 (8.4%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (65%)
  • Wet or damp113 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (32%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph155 (45%)
  • 70 mph56 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (17%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4%)
  • 16 to 20124 (25%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (57%)
  • Passenger174 (35%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (73%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1989.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1989: 43, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40435627
2ndA465233604
3rdA48233105
4thB4293192604
5thM4183706
6thA466172614
7thB4245172214
8thA472162714
9thA4042142203
10thB4235101201
11thA44992035
12thB42336701
13thB42466802
14thB45216703
15thB45983301
16thA40772401
17thB42692200
18thA41361100
19thA41431300
20thB42481100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1989

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1989: 34.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1989

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1989: 102.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1989, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years