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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2009, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (152), and casualties fell from 212.

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

Collisions in 2009
156
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
205
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2009

2.6% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious2315%
  • Slight12983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight17887%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2009 is highlighted, with 156, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 156
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.1%)
  • February5 (3.2%)
  • March13 (8.3%)
  • April16 (10%)
  • May7 (4.5%)
  • June15 (9.6%)
  • July14 (9%)
  • August16 (10%)
  • September13 (8.3%)
  • October14 (9%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December14 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (67%)
  • Wet or damp40 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (36%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph60 (38%)
  • 70 mph20 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (15%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2040 (20%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (20%)
  • 46 to 5531 (15%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.9%)
  • Over 756 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (68%)
  • Passenger51 (25%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (79%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2009.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2009

Grofield, Monmouthshire, NP7 5AH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2009, with 11 collisions.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A40 and A465 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2009, with 14 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40141820
2ndA465142302
3rdA48101413
4thA404291401
5thB429381702
6thA4667704
7thM47800
8thA44961101
9thB42334500
10thB42454400
11thA4723301
12thB45213500
13thA41362202
14thB42352401
15thB45982200
16thA41431100
17thA48(M)1100
18thA661100
19thB42461100
20thM481100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2009

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2009: 16.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2009

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2009: 52.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years