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NP7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,434 road traffic collisions in the NP7 postcode district, Monmouthshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 126 were fatal and 830 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (35).

Collisions since 1979
3,434
1,113th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,161
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
126
151 people killed
Serious collisions
830
1,063 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1263.7%
  • Serious83024%
  • Slight2,47872%

What the data shows

  • NP7 had 298 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 449 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in NP7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 538 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP7, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in NP7.

Where NP7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,113th
Most casualties
945th
Most fatal collisions
142nd
Most serious collisions
672nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday428 (12%)
  • Tuesday520 (15%)
  • Wednesday441 (13%)
  • Thursday493 (14%)
  • Friday541 (16%)
  • Saturday538 (16%)
  • Sunday473 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,618 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting398 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit380 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,084 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout95 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,259 (37%)
  • 40 mph68 (2%)
  • 50 mph207 (6%)
  • 60 mph1,727 (50%)
  • 70 mph144 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,633 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds458 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist42 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other114 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,453 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist551 (11%)
  • Pedestrian481 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist213 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant143 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)97 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant72 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP7 peaked at 126 in 1983; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253139
20243554
20233145
20223136
20213045
20202331
20192840
20183853
20172545
20162645
20153857
20144054
20134869
20123762
20114676
20103961
20095472
20084163
20075182
20065587
200564103
200488127
200379126
200285145
200176130
200092136
1999106159
1998115183
199793143
1996114195
1995103168
1994112170
1993101134
199293138
1991105152
1990108169
1989102128
1988101142
198796143
1986103139
1985103160
198497140
1983126179
1982109180
1981108168
1980108155
1979100133

Map of recent crashes in NP7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP7

The 24 most recent collisions in NP7 happened between 8 April and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP7

The A465 has the most collisions in NP7, 725 of 3,434 (21%), followed by the A40 (621).

Collisions in NP7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4657251,31351201
2ndA4062186022128
3rdA40423025001674
4thB4521184263457
5thB4246169246537
6thB4598110156540
7thA407783117017
8thA414383115220
9thB42335877019
10thB42484364211
11thB4269263703
12thB4347101305
13thA46901
14thA40436800
15thA4834701
16thA40463400
17thA4673301
18thB42933601

Council areas covering NP7

Collisions in NP7 were recorded in 5 council areas. Monmouthshire has 3,341 of 3,434 (97%).

Collisions in NP7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMonmouthshire3,3414,994122801
2ndHerefordshire3058313
3rdBlaenau Gwent224116
4thPowys203206
5thTorfaen162904

Town in NP7

Of the 3,434 collisions in NP7, 910 (26%) were in Abergavenny.