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Monmouthshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 1999, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (334), and casualties rose from 505.

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

Collisions in 1999
350
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
507
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5817%
  • Slight28682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight41181%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 350, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.4%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March31 (8.9%)
  • April25 (7.1%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June22 (6.3%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August45 (13%)
  • September33 (9.4%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November26 (7.4%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (58%)
  • Wet or damp132 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (29%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph169 (48%)
  • 70 mph63 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (17%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2066 (13%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (22%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (65%)
  • Passenger144 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (72%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1999.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 1999: 67, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40679507
2ndB4245324512
3rdB4293253404
4thA466243008
5thA48233514
6thA465172401
7thA4042101812
8thA44991912
9thM491302
10thA413661001
11thA4726901
12thB459851002
13thB45214503
14thB42333500
15thB42353502
16thB42463801
17thA40772200
18thA41432200
19thB42482201
20thB42692200

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1999

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 1999: 27.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 1999

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 1999: 102.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 1999, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years