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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1998, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (317), and casualties rose from 489.

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

Collisions in 1998
334
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
505
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1998

2.7% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1998 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious7823%
  • Slight24774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious9819%
  • Slight39779%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 334, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March16 (4.8%)
  • April34 (10%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August30 (9%)
  • September24 (7.2%)
  • October31 (9.3%)
  • November27 (8.1%)
  • December32 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (59%)
  • Wet or damp130 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (34%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph156 (47%)
  • 70 mph40 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (70%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2077 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (20%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (57%)
  • Passenger168 (33%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1998.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1998: 52, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405285210
2ndA466303926
3rdA465193625
4thA48182702
5thB4245172903
6thB4293162203
7thA4042152603
8thB4235111413
9thA472101703
10thB45216702
11thA4495701
12thB42465600
13thA40774903
14thA41434502
15thB45984703
16thM44500
17thA41363702
18thB42333300
19thB42692300
20thB43471301

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1998

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1998: 35.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1998

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1998: 109.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years