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NP15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,533 road traffic collisions in the NP15 postcode district, Monmouthshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 418 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,533
1,958th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,392
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
73 people killed
Serious collisions
418
541 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal553.6%
  • Serious41827%
  • Slight1,06069%

What the data shows

  • NP15 had 144 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 182 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in NP15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 221 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP15, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in NP15.

Where NP15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,958th
Most casualties
1,886th
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
1,710th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (13%)
  • Tuesday187 (12%)
  • Wednesday204 (13%)
  • Thursday237 (15%)
  • Friday240 (16%)
  • Saturday240 (16%)
  • Sunday231 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,140 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting315 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway984 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway486 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph205 (13%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph43 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph777 (51%)
  • 70 mph479 (31%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,178 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other44 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,590 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist235 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian143 (6%)
  • Van occupant117 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)90 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist78 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP15 peaked at 63 in 1979; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251622
20241523
20231317
20221624
20212430
202044
20192033
20181215
20171013
20161417
2015913
20142236
20132141
20121519
20112031
20101931
20091925
20081619
20071834
20062334
20053146
20042734
20033759
20024477
20015482
200052108
19994362
19984269
19975376
19964775
199539110
19945482
19934564
19924368
19915283
19904250
19895378
19883352
19873754
19864669
19852434
19845178
19833959
19825380
19814581
19805884
19796397

Map of recent crashes in NP15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP15

The 24 most recent collisions in NP15 happened between 6 July 2024 and 21 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP15

The A449 has the most collisions in NP15, 315 of 1,533 (21%), followed by the A472 (287).

Collisions in NP15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4493155722396
2ndA472287417868
3rdA40207368861
4thB423569103118
5thB459864102219
6thA44401

Council areas covering NP15

Collisions in NP15 were recorded in 2 council areas. Monmouthshire has 1,518 of 1,533 (99%).

Collisions in NP15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMonmouthshire1,5182,36254413
2ndNewport142914

Town in NP15

Of the 1,533 collisions in NP15, 146 (9.5%) were in Usk.