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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1996, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (333), and casualties fell from 559.

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

Collisions in 1996
332
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
517
Down 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1996

3.3% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1996 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious9729%
  • Slight22467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious12123%
  • Slight38374%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 332, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March21 (6.3%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May39 (12%)
  • June26 (7.8%)
  • July24 (7.2%)
  • August32 (9.6%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October33 (9.9%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December22 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (62%)
  • Wet or damp111 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (30%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph165 (50%)
  • 70 mph52 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (16%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (71%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5%)
  • 16 to 2083 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (57%)
  • Passenger173 (33%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1996.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1996: 52, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405290214
2ndB42453344012
3rdA48233707
4thA465194345
5thA466182405
6thA4042173017
7thB4293171905
8thM4112102
9thA449101713
10thB4598101905
11thA47291003
12thB452161005
13thB42464511
14thA40773301
15thB42353801
16thA41362401
17thA41432200
18thB42332310
19thB42482200
20thB42691100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1996

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1996: 25.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1996

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1996: 106.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1996, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years