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A4043 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 634 collisions on the A4043 from 1979 to 2025, with 853 casualties. Of those crashes, 8 were fatal and 127 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A4043, down 13% from 8 in 2024, with 9 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
634
1,626th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
853
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
127
148 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A4043

On the A4043, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious12720%
  • Slight49979%

Where the A4043 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,626th
Most casualties
1,637th
Most fatal collisions
1,937th
Most serious collisions
1,582nd

A4043 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4043 peaked at 36 in 1988 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4043, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202489
2023510
202278
202124
202068
201966
201848
201733
201636
201555
2014810
201367
2012911
201156
2010913
2009611
200878
200734
200679
2005815
20041317
2003911
20021517
20011428
2000913
19991218
19981827
19972033
19962131
1995712
19941318
19931517
19922330
19911418
19902633
19892635
19883644
19871920
19863239
19851722
19842029
19833234
19822640
19812737
19801522
19793138

When crashes happen on the A4043

Friday has the most collisions on the A4043 (128), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (165).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday79 (12%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday128 (20%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am23 (3.6%)
  • 3am to 6am12 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am70 (11%)
  • 9am to noon97 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm106 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm165 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm95 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight66 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.7%)
  • February46 (7.3%)
  • March60 (9.5%)
  • April48 (7.6%)
  • May43 (6.8%)
  • June60 (9.5%)
  • July42 (6.6%)
  • August60 (9.5%)
  • September54 (8.5%)
  • October54 (8.5%)
  • November63 (9.9%)
  • December49 (7.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight456 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4043 crashes

On the A4043, 75% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph475 (75%)
  • 40 mph135 (21%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Other32 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (62%)
  • Wet or damp213 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway591 (93%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4043 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the A4043, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (60%)
  • Pedestrian162 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car787 (74%)
  • Motorcycle110 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7%)
  • 16 to 20199 (23%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35136 (16%)
  • 36 to 45105 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.1%)
  • Over 7528 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (54%)
  • Passenger228 (27%)
  • Pedestrian162 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4043

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4043

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4043 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A4043 were recorded in 2 council areas. Torfaen has the most, with 626, followed by Monmouthshire (6).

Collisions on the A4043 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorfaen6268418126
2ndMonmouthshire6700

A4043 crashes by town

Collisions on the A4043 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Pontypool (336) and Abersychan (118).

Recent crashes on the A4043

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4043, from 4 April 2022 to 14 November 2025.

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