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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2014, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2013 (158), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2014
136
Down 14% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
203
Down 14% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2014

4.4% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2014 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.4%
  • Serious2619%
  • Slight10476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight16481%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 136, down 14% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (10%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.4%)
  • February8 (5.9%)
  • March9 (6.6%)
  • April11 (8.1%)
  • May11 (8.1%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July14 (10%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September12 (8.8%)
  • October12 (8.8%)
  • November12 (8.8%)
  • December11 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (70%)
  • Wet or damp36 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph45 (33%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (34%)
  • 70 mph23 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (23%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (10%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3531 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (16%)
  • 56 to 6524 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.9%)
  • Over 757 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (69%)
  • Passenger51 (25%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (71%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2014.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2014

Town, Monmouthshire, NP25 3DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2014, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2014: 17, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40172711
2ndM4121801
3rdA465101433
4thA466101612
5thA404271202
6thA485600
7thA4724700
8thB42454801
9thB42464601
10thB42934410
11thB45214403
12thB45984602
13thA4492200
14thM482300
15thA40771100
16thA41461100
17thB42351100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2014

Monmouth had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2014: 10.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2014

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2014: 39.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years