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Newport road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,188 road traffic collisions in Newport from 1979 to 2025, and 24,403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 303 were fatal and 3,415 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 173 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (159), and casualties rose from 198 to 216.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,188
157th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,403
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
303
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
173
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Newport

1.7% of collisions in Newport from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3031.7%
  • Serious3,41519%
  • Slight14,47080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3261.3%
  • Serious3,91516%
  • Slight20,16283%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. In 2025 there were 173, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 173
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173216
2024159198
2023140176
2022187244
2021177243
2020153199
2019256337
2018183263
2017208279
2016206289
2015232322
2014305430
2013270371
2012236329
2011236321
2010305404
2009339458
2008364457
2007352483
2006333476
2005372519
2004459640
2003446619
2002440618
2001442624
2000456626
1999578865
1998573825
1997548792
1996532742
1995501678
1994455608
1993470621
1992518688
1991500634
1990576735
1989519699
1988473630
1987464584
1986504633
1985489617
1984511656
1983502611
1982525684
1981491632
1980501620
1979529708

When and where crashes happen in Newport

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,567 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,699 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,599 (14%)
  • Thursday2,677 (15%)
  • Friday3,210 (18%)
  • Saturday2,537 (14%)
  • Sunday1,899 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59718 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59327 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,462 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,320 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,732 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,694 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,473 (8.1%)
  • February1,338 (7.4%)
  • March1,489 (8.2%)
  • April1,404 (7.7%)
  • May1,509 (8.3%)
  • June1,530 (8.4%)
  • July1,538 (8.5%)
  • August1,574 (8.7%)
  • September1,560 (8.6%)
  • October1,641 (9%)
  • November1,707 (9.4%)
  • December1,424 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,227 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,167 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting441 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown214 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit139 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,895 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,656 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds365 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds206 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds73 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist68 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.1%)
  • Other667 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded241 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,452 (68%)
  • Wet or damp5,399 (30%)
  • Frost or ice230 (1.3%)
  • Snow69 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep31 (0.2%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph293 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph11,712 (64%)
  • 40 mph1,082 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1,068 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph1,467 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph2,562 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,660 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway4,541 (25%)
  • Roundabout1,195 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road712 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded80 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Newport

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,478 (59%)
  • Pedestrian4,277 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist2,402 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist1,400 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant501 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant385 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant327 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)304 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant155 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant140 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5728 (3%)
  • 6 to 101,216 (5%)
  • 11 to 151,603 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 204,188 (17%)
  • 21 to 253,404 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,508 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,222 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,384 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75896 (3.7%)
  • Over 75596 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded122 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,612 (56%)
  • Passenger6,514 (27%)
  • Pedestrian4,277 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,665 (75%)
  • Motorcycle2,470 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,529 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,433 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,268 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car522 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach497 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle286 (0.9%)
  • Minibus176 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Newport

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Newport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newport ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 157th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
157th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 142nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
192ndCharnwood18,54824,4953803,132
193rdEast Devon18,43725,6763734,304
194thRunnymede18,19525,3372292,777
195thNewport (this area)18,18824,4033033,415
196thMole Valley18,02224,7042943,222
197thWokingham17,73623,5762863,023
198thNewcastle-under-Lyme17,61624,2572882,226

Accident hotspots in Newport

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Newport, with 871 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport from 1979 to 2025: 2,996, including 53 fatal and 508 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA482,9964,12253508
2ndM42,1033,29247259
3rdA40421,6052,09032331
4thB45911,0481,32210202
5thA45560276016132
6thB4237543726596
7thB45965266808109
8thA467499664885
9thA4051392571451
10thB4236309397569
11thA4682894281375
12thB4239216330660
13thA4491632791028
14thB42418310109
15thB424077105011
16thB424568104419
17thA48(M)4778210
18thA48104155210
19thA40724051012
20thA4203012

Towns in Newport

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport from 1979 to 2025: 11,330.

Postcode districts in Newport

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport from 1979 to 2025: 6,551.

Latest crashes in Newport

Of the latest 24 crashes in Newport, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 21 December 2025.

Severity