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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1997, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1996 (332), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 1997
317
Down 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
489
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1997

2.5% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious8326%
  • Slight22671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight38078%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 317, down 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (12%)
  • February16 (5%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July29 (9.1%)
  • August24 (7.6%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October27 (8.5%)
  • November23 (7.3%)
  • December27 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (63%)
  • Wet or damp106 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (29%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph166 (52%)
  • 70 mph45 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2077 (16%)
  • 21 to 2537 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 35113 (23%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (60%)
  • Passenger159 (33%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (9%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1997

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1997 in Monmouthshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Monmouthshire ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1997.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1997: 45, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA404563210
2ndA465243616
3rdB4245223103
4thA466202824
5thB4293172407
6thA4042164104
7thA48154914
8thA472121703
9thA449111413
10thB42357904
11thB424671604
12thM45502
13thB42334800
14thB45214503
15thB45984403
16thA41363502
17thA41433402
18thA40771501
19thB42311200
20thB42691100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1997

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1997: 24.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1997

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1997: 92.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years