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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2010, and 193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (156), and casualties fell from 205.

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

Collisions in 2010
138
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
193
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2010

2.9% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious2115%
  • Slight11382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight16585%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 138, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 138
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (21%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday13 (9.4%)
  • Thursday23 (17%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.8%)
  • February12 (8.7%)
  • March13 (9.4%)
  • April9 (6.5%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June13 (9.4%)
  • July7 (5.1%)
  • August23 (17%)
  • September13 (9.4%)
  • October11 (8%)
  • November9 (6.5%)
  • December6 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (88%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (76%)
  • Wet or damp20 (14%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5.8%)
  • Snow4 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (38%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph56 (41%)
  • 70 mph13 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (14%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (75%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2020 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3528 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (19%)
  • 46 to 5519 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (15%)
  • 66 to 7520 (10%)
  • Over 756 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (66%)
  • Passenger47 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (82%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2010.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2010

Bulwark and Thornwell, Monmouthshire, NP16 5RT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2010, with 8 collisions.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2010: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40132002
2ndA4042111503
3rdA465101710
4thA48101403
5thA46691000
6thA47281300
7thB42458910
8thA4495901
9thM45602
10thB42934501
11thB42353421
12thB42463300
13thB45212401
14thB45982500
15thA40771100
16thA41361301
17thA48(M)1100
18thB42331300

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2010

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2010: 11.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2010

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2010: 39.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2010.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years