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Newport road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1979, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,188 collisions in Newport.

Collisions in 1979
529
Casualties in 1979
708
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Newport in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious13926%
  • Slight37871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious16323%
  • Slight53375%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 529.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (18%)
  • Sunday47 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.5%)
  • February37 (7%)
  • March27 (5.1%)
  • April35 (6.6%)
  • May50 (9.5%)
  • June42 (7.9%)
  • July48 (9.1%)
  • August49 (9.3%)
  • September49 (9.3%)
  • October47 (8.9%)
  • November61 (12%)
  • December55 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (63%)
  • Wet or damp167 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph402 (76%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph61 (12%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (43%)
  • Pedestrian170 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20171 (24%)
  • 21 to 2574 (10%)
  • 26 to 35116 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (49%)
  • Passenger194 (27%)
  • Pedestrian170 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (65%)
  • Motorcycle139 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Newport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newport ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1979.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1979

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1979: 90, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4890120025
2ndA40425569314
3rdM4407729
4thA467344408
5thA468253207
6thA455242818
7thB4596152205
8thB4236111405
9thB42379901
10thB423991413
11thA407281103
12thA4493400
13thB42452400
14thB42411300

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1979

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1979: 355.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1979

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1979: 198.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years