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Usk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Usk, Monmouthshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 175 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
146
2,313th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
175
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
31
33 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Usk

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11377%

What the data shows

  • Usk had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 14 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Usk were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Usk, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Usk.

Where Usk ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,313th
Most casualties
2,458th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday23 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (20%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph132 (90%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant74 (42%)
  • Pedestrian54 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Usk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Usk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Usk peaked at 12 in 1979; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202300
202245
202100
202000
201923
201822
201700
201622
201500
201437
201300
201211
201134
201000
200911
200833
200711
200622
200500
200433
200355
200233
200111
200044
199955
199846
199766
199646
199522
199433
199355
199257
199144
199066
198968
198844
198735
198669
198544
198455
198311
1982710
198135
198079
19791214

Map of recent crashes in Usk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Usk

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Usk

The 24 most recent collisions in Usk happened between 25 May 2008 and 20 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Usk

The A472 has the most collisions in Usk, 107 of 146 (73%), followed by the B4598 (5).

Collisions in Usk on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA472107126221
2ndB45985801

Council area for Usk

Usk is in Monmouthshire, where police recorded 11,395 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Usk accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Usk

All 146 collisions in Usk were in the NP15 postcode district.