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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1991, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1990 (347), and casualties rose from 525.

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

Collisions in 1991
358
Up 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
527
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
13
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1991

3.6% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight26975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight41178%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 358, up 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.1%)
  • February23 (6.4%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April30 (8.4%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July31 (8.7%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September27 (7.5%)
  • October26 (7.3%)
  • November28 (7.8%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (68%)
  • Wet or damp94 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (31%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph155 (43%)
  • 70 mph68 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (61%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (18%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (57%)
  • Passenger173 (33%)
  • Pedestrian53 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (71%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1991.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1991: 52, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405278015
2ndA466284105
3rdA465234415
4thB4293202302
5thA48193125
6thA4042162622
7thA472162612
8thB4245162422
9thM4162101
10thA449142715
11thB4235101403
12thB42336702
13thB45215500
14thB45984901
15thA40772201
16thA41432201
17thB42462201
18thB42692300
19thA40431100
20thA40471101

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1991

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1991: 31.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1991

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1991: 104.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1991, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years