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NP16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,836 road traffic collisions in the NP16 postcode district, Monmouthshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,042 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 77 were fatal and 681 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
2,836
1,374th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,042
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
77
85 people killed
Serious collisions
681
841 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal772.7%
  • Serious68124%
  • Slight2,07873%

What the data shows

  • NP16 had 291 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 361 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in NP16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 462 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP16, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in NP16.

Where NP16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,374th
Most casualties
1,301st
Most fatal collisions
551st
Most serious collisions
993rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday412 (15%)
  • Tuesday393 (14%)
  • Wednesday345 (12%)
  • Thursday373 (13%)
  • Friday458 (16%)
  • Saturday402 (14%)
  • Sunday453 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,111 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting340 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,332 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway276 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout127 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph28 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,068 (38%)
  • 40 mph267 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph69 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph1,201 (42%)
  • 70 mph201 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,193 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds360 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds62 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other115 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,556 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist594 (15%)
  • Pedestrian401 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist183 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant104 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant97 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP16 peaked at 100 in 1982; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253542
20243443
20232836
20222932
20214252
20201418
20193135
20183249
20172640
20162025
20153247
20142546
20132533
20123647
20112530
20103744
20094161
20085176
20074362
20064665
20056387
200487125
200375115
200278109
200181108
200076125
19997396
199879102
199756104
19966891
199587130
199474104
19937699
19926797
199179107
199086137
198992136
198879121
198775116
198684117
198594140
198486120
198396152
1982100125
198192134
198086125
197995137

Map of recent crashes in NP16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP16

The 24 most recent collisions in NP16 happened between 31 May and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP16

The A48 has the most collisions in NP16, 759 of 2,836 (27%), followed by the A466 (540).

Collisions in NP16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487591,13320199
2ndA46654079926120
3rdB4293231316451
4thM4189311550
5thB4235182291656
6thB4228129164443
7thM48364304

Council areas covering NP16

Collisions in NP16 were recorded in 3 council areas. Monmouthshire has 2,255 of 2,836 (80%).

Collisions in NP16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMonmouthshire2,2553,18056512
2ndForest of Dean55681920162
3rdSouth Gloucestershire183406

Towns in NP16

Collisions in NP16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Chepstow (851) and Tutshill and Sedbury (163).