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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 98 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2017, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (94), and casualties rose from 143.

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

Collisions in 2017
98
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
148
Up 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2017

6.1% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal66.1%
  • Serious2121%
  • Slight7172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.1%
  • Serious2618%
  • Slight11678%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 98, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 98
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday9 (9.2%)
  • Friday20 (20%)
  • Saturday10 (10%)
  • Sunday17 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.1%)
  • February9 (9.2%)
  • March12 (12%)
  • April7 (7.1%)
  • May9 (9.2%)
  • June6 (6.1%)
  • July6 (6.1%)
  • August8 (8.2%)
  • September8 (8.2%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November12 (12%)
  • December4 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (77%)
  • Wet or damp15 (15%)
  • Frost or ice5 (5.1%)
  • Snow2 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph43 (44%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph31 (32%)
  • 70 mph15 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (19%)
  • Roundabout11 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2513 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3527 (18%)
  • 36 to 4524 (16%)
  • 46 to 5524 (16%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.1%)
  • Over 758 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (74%)
  • Passenger32 (22%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car127 (70%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2017.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2017

Magor West, Monmouthshire, NP26 3FP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2017, with 8 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A4 and M4 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2017, with 9 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA491103
2ndM491411
3rdA406802
4thB424551000
5thA484810
6thA4653511
7thA4663403
8thA4722301
9thB42200
10thB45212500
11thB45982401
12thM482200
13thA40421100
14thA40771200
15thA41431110
16thA4491100
17thA48101110
18thB42351101
19thB42851100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2017

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2017: 9.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2017

NP26 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2017: 27.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2017, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years