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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2013, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2012 (124), and casualties rose from 179.

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

Collisions in 2013
158
Up 27% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
236
Up 32% on 2012
Fatal collisions
8
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2013

5.1% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal85.1%
  • Serious2516%
  • Slight12579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.2%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight19683%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 158, up 27% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (7.6%)
  • Tuesday28 (18%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (19%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.1%)
  • February13 (8.2%)
  • March15 (9.5%)
  • April14 (8.9%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June11 (7%)
  • July12 (7.6%)
  • August14 (8.9%)
  • September13 (8.2%)
  • October14 (8.9%)
  • November11 (7%)
  • December16 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (5.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (77%)
  • Wet or damp29 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph55 (35%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (7%)
  • 60 mph52 (33%)
  • 70 mph32 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (29%)
  • Roundabout11 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (14%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2023 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3523 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4543 (18%)
  • 46 to 5540 (17%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.9%)
  • Over 7511 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (66%)
  • Passenger59 (25%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (70%)
  • Motorcycle34 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2013.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2013

Town, Monmouthshire, NP25 3DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2013, with 19 collisions.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2013: 24, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40243514
2ndA465111600
3rdM4111401
4thA46691411
5thB424581103
6thA404261210
7thA44961532
8thM486801
9thB42464902
10thB42934400
11thB45984512
12thA47231000
13thB42353401
14thA41362201
15thA482200
16thB42332200
17thB45212200
18thB42481100
19thB43471100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2013

Abergavenny and Monmouth had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2013, with 14 each.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2013

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2013: 46.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2013, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years