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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 94 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2016, and 143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2015 (126), and casualties fell from 173.

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

Collisions in 2016
94
Down 25% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
143
Down 17% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2016

4.3% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44.3%
  • Serious1718%
  • Slight7378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious2115%
  • Slight11782%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 94, down 25% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 94
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (13%)
  • Tuesday11 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (18%)
  • Thursday11 (12%)
  • Friday10 (11%)
  • Saturday18 (19%)
  • Sunday15 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9.6%)
  • February5 (5.3%)
  • March11 (12%)
  • April6 (6.4%)
  • May10 (11%)
  • June8 (8.5%)
  • July8 (8.5%)
  • August7 (7.4%)
  • September7 (7.4%)
  • October6 (6.4%)
  • November8 (8.5%)
  • December9 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (5.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (80%)
  • Wet or damp19 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (38%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph31 (33%)
  • 70 mph12 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (17%)
  • Roundabout5 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (15%)
  • 21 to 2522 (15%)
  • 26 to 3533 (23%)
  • 36 to 4514 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5524 (17%)
  • 56 to 6516 (11%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.5%)
  • Over 754 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (73%)
  • Passenger29 (20%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car142 (81%)
  • Motorcycle18 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 2016.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2016

Rogiet, Monmouthshire, NP26 3JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2016, with 7 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2016

The B4245 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2016: 12, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4245122102
2ndA4091602
3rdA46700
4thB42935711
5thA4654902
6thA4664700
7thA484410
8thB45984502
9thM484411
10thM43501
11thA40422601
12thB42352201
13thB42462200
14thA41361101
15thA4491100
16thB41410
17thB42361100
18thB45911300

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2016

Caldicot had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2016: 6.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2016

NP26 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2016: 26.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2016.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years