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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2005, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2004 (291), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 2005
225
Down 23% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
344
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2005

4% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2005 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94%
  • Serious4721%
  • Slight16975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight27580%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 225, down 23% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday42 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.3%)
  • February16 (7.1%)
  • March26 (12%)
  • April18 (8%)
  • May20 (8.9%)
  • June18 (8%)
  • July16 (7.1%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September31 (14%)
  • October17 (7.6%)
  • November16 (7.1%)
  • December11 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (69%)
  • Wet or damp66 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (31%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph116 (52%)
  • 70 mph27 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2068 (20%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (69%)
  • Passenger89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (78%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2005.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2005

Mount Pleasant, Monmouthshire, NP16 5PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2005, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A40 and A466 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2005, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40213316
2ndA466212924
3rdA48182913
4thB4245152501
5thB4293152004
6thA4042142913
7thA465132515
8thA4497902
9thA41365802
10thA47251212
11thB42355701
12thB45215501
13thB45984511
14thM44600
15thA40773602
16thA41433501
17thB42332200
18thB42462300
19thM482300
20thB42481210

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2005

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2005: 17.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2005

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2005: 63.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years