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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2006, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2005 (225), and casualties fell from 344.

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

Collisions in 2006
175
Down 22% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
290
Down 16% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2006

5.1% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal95.1%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight24083%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 175, down 22% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (19%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (10%)
  • Sunday30 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.1%)
  • February14 (8%)
  • March10 (5.7%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May15 (8.6%)
  • June16 (9.1%)
  • July16 (9.1%)
  • August13 (7.4%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October16 (9.1%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December8 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (63%)
  • Wet or damp63 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (35%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph72 (41%)
  • 70 mph27 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (61%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (12%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (17%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2523 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3533 (11%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.2%)
  • Over 7511 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (58%)
  • Passenger104 (36%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (75%)
  • Motorcycle31 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2006.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2006

Town, Monmouthshire, NP25 3DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2006, with 12 collisions.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2006: 26, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40267522
2ndA466192423
3rdB4293142002
4thA48111304
5thA404281100
6thA46571903
7thA47261112
8thB452161102
9thM461200
10thB42355812
11thA4494901
12thB42454400
13thB45983402
14thA41362201
15thB42462300
16thA40771101
17thB42331101
18thB43471200

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2006

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2006: 18.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2006

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2006: 52.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2006, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2006.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years