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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1990, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (346), and casualties rose from 503.

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

Collisions in 1990
347
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
525
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1990

3.2% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight43282%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 347, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (10%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (18%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.9%)
  • February21 (6.1%)
  • March20 (5.8%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May41 (12%)
  • June28 (8.1%)
  • July32 (9.2%)
  • August25 (7.2%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October22 (6.3%)
  • November29 (8.4%)
  • December24 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (69%)
  • Wet or damp100 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (36%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph144 (41%)
  • 70 mph53 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (13%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (21%)
  • 21 to 2589 (17%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (54%)
  • Passenger190 (36%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (69%)
  • Motorcycle62 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Monmouthshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Monmouthshire ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1990.

Collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1990: 36, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40365114
2ndM4264924
3rdA48242612
4thA466235224
5thA465224223
6thB4245212915
7thA4042172803
8thB4293162901
9thA472121301
10thB4235122204
11thA449111502
12thA40777800
13thB42335501
14thB42465900
15thB45215502
16thA41364500
17thB45984401
18thA41433401
19thB42481100
20thB42691100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1990

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1990: 35.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1990

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1990: 106.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1990, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years