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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2002, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2001 (286), and casualties rose from 435.

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

Collisions in 2002
313
Up 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
481
Up 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2002

2.9% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2002 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious6621%
  • Slight23876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight38380%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 313, up 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7%)
  • February21 (6.7%)
  • March25 (8%)
  • April19 (6.1%)
  • May29 (9.3%)
  • June28 (8.9%)
  • July22 (7%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September27 (8.6%)
  • October31 (9.9%)
  • November25 (8%)
  • December31 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other14 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (61%)
  • Wet or damp114 (36%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (27%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph162 (52%)
  • 70 mph45 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4586 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (63%)
  • Passenger143 (30%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (76%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Monmouthshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Monmouthshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2002.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2002

Dewstow, Monmouthshire, NP26 4EX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2002, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2002: 37, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40376529
2ndA465295426
3rdA466293907
4thB4245233623
5thB4293212607
6thA4042183414
7thB4235151800
8thA48121902
9thM4122200
10thA472101603
11thB459861004
12thB45215902
13thA41364500
14thA4494911
15thB42334401
16thB42463500
17thM482300
18thB43471100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2002

Caldicot had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2002: 19.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2002

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2002: 84.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years