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Monmouthshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Monmouthshire in 2025, and 145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024, and casualties fell from 153.

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

Collisions in 2025
113
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
145
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Monmouthshire in 2025

2.7% of collisions in Monmouthshire in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 24% in Monmouthshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious2926%
  • Slight8172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11076%

Monmouthshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monmouthshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 371 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 113, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (20%)
  • Tuesday11 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday9 (8%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (19%)
  • Sunday16 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.4%)
  • February10 (8.8%)
  • March8 (7.1%)
  • April10 (8.8%)
  • May13 (12%)
  • June9 (8%)
  • July9 (8%)
  • August9 (8%)
  • September8 (7.1%)
  • October9 (8%)
  • November16 (14%)
  • December7 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (78%)
  • Wet or damp21 (19%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (24%)
  • 30 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 40 mph9 (8%)
  • 50 mph24 (21%)
  • 60 mph32 (28%)
  • 70 mph15 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway78 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (23%)
  • Roundabout7 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Monmouthshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2011 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3514 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4516 (11%)
  • 46 to 5523 (16%)
  • 56 to 6522 (15%)
  • 66 to 7516 (11%)
  • Over 7512 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (70%)
  • Passenger29 (20%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (68%)
  • Motorcycle28 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Monmouthshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Monmouthshire had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2025.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Monmouthshire in 2025

Bulwark and Thornwell, Monmouthshire, NP16 5RT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Monmouthshire in 2025, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Monmouthshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A40 had the most collisions in Monmouthshire in 2025: 16, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Monmouthshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40162515
2ndA48131403
3rdA466101302
4thB424561202
5thB42936703
6thM46800
7thA4655701
8thM484411
9thA40423510
10thA41363401
11thA4493300
12thA4723300
13thB42353402
14thA41432200
15thB42332200
16thB42462200
17thA40431100
18thA40771100
19thB42691200
20thB45211100

Towns in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2025

Abergavenny had the most collisions of any town in Monmouthshire in 2025: 8.

Postcode districts in Monmouthshire: crashes in 2025

NP16 and NP7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Monmouthshire in 2025, with 30 each.

Latest crashes in Monmouthshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Monmouthshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2025.

Severity

Monmouthshire road accidents in other years