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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 124 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2012, and 179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (133), and casualties fell from 193.

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

Collisions in 2012
124
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
179
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2012

2.4% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious2016%
  • Slight10181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2212%
  • Slight15385%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 124, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 124
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday12 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday15 (12%)
  • Friday23 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.1%)
  • February13 (10%)
  • March13 (10%)
  • April11 (8.9%)
  • May7 (5.6%)
  • June12 (9.7%)
  • July10 (8.1%)
  • August9 (7.3%)
  • September11 (8.9%)
  • October10 (8.1%)
  • November7 (5.6%)
  • December11 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry93 (75%)
  • Wet or damp28 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph52 (42%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (10%)
  • 60 mph38 (31%)
  • 70 mph14 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (18%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (74%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2032 (18%)
  • 21 to 2520 (11%)
  • 26 to 3536 (20%)
  • 36 to 4528 (16%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.1%)
  • Over 759 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (64%)
  • Passenger45 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car157 (77%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2012.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2012

Mount Pleasant, Monmouthshire, NP16 5PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2012, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2012: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40193305
2ndA48111701
3rdA46581511
4thB424581001
5thA4667801
6thA404251102
7thA4494400
8thB42934702
9thM44810
10thM483310
11thA41362302
12thA40771100
13thB42331200
14thB42461101
15thB42481101
16thB43471100
17thB45211100
18thB45981100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2012

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2012: 13.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2012

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2012: 36.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years