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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2004, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (284), and casualties fell from 430.

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

Collisions in 2004
291
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
395
Down 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2004 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious6021%
  • Slight22577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight32783%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 291, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.8%)
  • February21 (7.2%)
  • March27 (9.3%)
  • April23 (7.9%)
  • May21 (7.2%)
  • June26 (8.9%)
  • July23 (7.9%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September28 (9.6%)
  • October26 (8.9%)
  • November16 (5.5%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (61%)
  • Wet or damp105 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (33%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph131 (45%)
  • 70 mph43 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (15%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (20%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (64%)
  • Passenger109 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Monmouthshire ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2004.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2004

Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon, Monmouthshire, NP7 9NX area and Town, Monmouthshire, NP25 3DG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2004, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2004: 35, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40354923
2ndA466284608
3rdB4245243102
4thA465232816
5thA48182505
6thB4293141501
7thA4042111502
8thA449111615
9thB4235111514
10thA4727702
11thB424671203
12thM46600
13thA407751101
14thB45984500
15thA41433500
16thB42333300
17thB45213500
18thA41362201
19thB42692300
20thM482200

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2004

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2004: 19.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2004

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2004: 84.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years