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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2000, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1999 (350), and casualties rose from 507.

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

Collisions in 2000
371
Up 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
593
Up 17% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2000

3.5% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.5%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight29981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious8414%
  • Slight49684%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 371, up 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday63 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (12%)
  • February35 (9.4%)
  • March25 (6.7%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June36 (9.7%)
  • July23 (6.2%)
  • August30 (8.1%)
  • September31 (8.4%)
  • October20 (5.4%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December28 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (61%)
  • Wet or damp134 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (30%)
  • 40 mph26 (7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph179 (48%)
  • 70 mph50 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (16%)
  • 21 to 2549 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35108 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (17%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7525 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (56%)
  • Passenger211 (36%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (74%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2000.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2000: 45, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40456227
2ndB4245344601
3rdA466304202
4thB4293285003
5thA48264117
6thA465203834
7thA4042142230
8thA472111300
9thA449104902
10thB423581101
11thM4881620
12thM471801
13thB459861002
14thB42465600
15thA41364800
16thA41434500
17thB45213301
18thB43472200
19thA40771100
20thB42691200

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2000

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2000: 28.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2000

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2000: 90.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2000, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years