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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 108 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2018, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2017 (98), and casualties rose from 148.

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

Collisions in 2018
108
Up 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
155
Up 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2018

2.8% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2018 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious3835%
  • Slight6762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4328%
  • Slight10970%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 108, up 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 108
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (10%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (18%)
  • Thursday16 (15%)
  • Friday23 (21%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday10 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.3%)
  • February13 (12%)
  • March7 (6.5%)
  • April8 (7.4%)
  • May7 (6.5%)
  • June10 (9.3%)
  • July7 (6.5%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September10 (9.3%)
  • October11 (10%)
  • November7 (6.5%)
  • December7 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (71%)
  • Wet or damp26 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (46%)
  • 40 mph21 (19%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (20%)
  • 70 mph12 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)
  • Van occupant12 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 208 (5.2%)
  • 21 to 2523 (15%)
  • 26 to 3519 (12%)
  • 36 to 4521 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (19%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (12%)
  • Over 754 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (59%)
  • Passenger45 (29%)
  • Pedestrian18 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car136 (71%)
  • Motorcycle18 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2018.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2018

Mount Pleasant, Monmouthshire, NP16 5PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2018, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A40 and A48 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2018, with 9 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4091414
2ndA4892004
3rdA404281203
4thA46581103
5thA4667802
6thB42456703
7thB42936802
8thB45986614
9thM45801
10thA4724500
11thB42353300
12thA40772301
13thB42462300
14thB45212200
15thA41431301
16thA4701300
17thB42481310

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2018

Abergavenny and Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2018, with 9 each.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2018

NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2018: 37.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2018, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years