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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2007, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (175), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2007
176
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
262
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2007

0.6% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight23088%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 176, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8%)
  • February16 (9.1%)
  • March9 (5.1%)
  • April16 (9.1%)
  • May11 (6.3%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July12 (6.8%)
  • August14 (8%)
  • September17 (9.7%)
  • October15 (8.5%)
  • November15 (8.5%)
  • December18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (69%)
  • Wet or damp51 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph57 (32%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph71 (40%)
  • 70 mph26 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (13%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (22%)
  • 46 to 5527 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (60%)
  • Passenger83 (32%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (74%)
  • Motorcycle31 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2007.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2007

Grofield, Monmouthshire, NP7 5AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2007, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2007: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40284807
2ndB4293152002
3rdA4042141701
4thA48131902
5thA466121301
6thB4245101302
7thM481401
8thA46571402
9thA44941501
10thB42334601
11thA41363401
12thB45983601
13thM483300
14thB42352501
15thB42462400
16thB45212300
17thA40771100
18thA41431100
19thA4721100
20thB42691100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2007

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2007: 14.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2007

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2007: 48.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years