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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2021, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 55% on 2020 (78), and casualties rose from 103.

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

Collisions in 2021
121
Up 55% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
160
Up 55% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2021

3.3% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2021 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.3%
  • Serious4940%
  • Slight6856%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious5937%
  • Slight9761%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 121, up 55% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 121
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (2.5%)
  • February3 (2.5%)
  • March7 (5.8%)
  • April19 (16%)
  • May9 (7.4%)
  • June20 (17%)
  • July11 (9.1%)
  • August9 (7.4%)
  • September12 (9.9%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November7 (5.8%)
  • December8 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (74%)
  • Wet or damp30 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph38 (31%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph43 (36%)
  • 70 mph21 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (21%)
  • Roundabout11 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (18%)
  • Cyclist8 (5%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3527 (17%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (20%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.6%)
  • Over 7512 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (78%)
  • Passenger29 (18%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car133 (67%)
  • Motorcycle30 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2021.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2021

Mount Pleasant, Monmouthshire, NP16 5PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2021, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A48 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2021: 13, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48131605
2ndA465121605
3rdA4081003
4thA46681133
5thB42936602
6thM45802
7thA40424804
8thB42354401
9thM484402
10thA4723503
11thB42333302
12thB42453501
13thB45213401
14thA41362201
15thA4492200
16thA40771100
17thA4461100
18thB42461101
19thB43471101
20thB45981100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2021

Chepstow had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2021: 12.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2021

NP16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2021: 32.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years