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NP25 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,951 road traffic collisions in the NP25 postcode district, Monmouthshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 504 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,951
1,774th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,905
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
52 people killed
Serious collisions
504
612 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP25

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal502.6%
  • Serious50426%
  • Slight1,39772%

What the data shows

  • NP25 had 143 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 265 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in NP25 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 354 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP25, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in NP25.

Where NP25 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,774th
Most casualties
1,688th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
1,476th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday281 (14%)
  • Tuesday251 (13%)
  • Wednesday277 (14%)
  • Thursday258 (13%)
  • Friday313 (16%)
  • Saturday296 (15%)
  • Sunday275 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,435 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting314 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,338 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway538 (28%)
  • Roundabout39 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph584 (30%)
  • 40 mph54 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph47 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph738 (38%)
  • 70 mph515 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,474 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds271 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other86 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,852 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist342 (12%)
  • Pedestrian278 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist118 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)91 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant82 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP25 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP25, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP25 peaked at 74 in 1991; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251516
20242026
2023814
20221418
20211922
20201112
20191417
20181216
20171319
20161723
20152024
20142434
20133954
20122332
20111522
20102034
20092430
20082533
20073759
20063891
20054158
20045268
20034564
20024867
20014464
200068108
19997097
19986196
19975985
19965784
19955066
199462124
199364108
19925693
19917498
19905076
19895883
19886080
19875268
19864567
198565105
19845368
19835894
198259101
19816285
198065107
19796595

Map of recent crashes in NP25

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP25

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP25

The 24 most recent collisions in NP25 happened between 2 July 2024 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP25

The A40 has the most collisions in NP25, 572 of 1,951 (29%), followed by the A466 (373).

Collisions in NP25 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4057298419139
2ndA46637353913113
3rdB4293358488775
4thA413699150140
5thB423388114216
6thB4347212904
7thB4231101402

Council areas covering NP25

Collisions in NP25 were recorded in 4 council areas. Monmouthshire has 1,778 of 1,951 (91%).

Collisions in NP25 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMonmouthshire1,7782,63745446
2ndHerefordshire106171435
3rdForest of Dean6190120
4thShropshire3401

Town in NP25

Of the 1,951 collisions in NP25, 478 (25%) were in Monmouth.