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Newport road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1980, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (529), and casualties fell from 708.

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

Collisions in 1980
501
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
620
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1980

2.6% of collisions in Newport in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious13327%
  • Slight35571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious14924%
  • Slight45874%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 501, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (10%)
  • Tuesday86 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday99 (20%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.2%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March38 (7.6%)
  • April45 (9%)
  • May47 (9.4%)
  • June27 (5.4%)
  • July52 (10%)
  • August31 (6.2%)
  • September39 (7.8%)
  • October41 (8.2%)
  • November48 (9.6%)
  • December51 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (63%)
  • Wet or damp169 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph363 (72%)
  • 40 mph10 (2%)
  • 50 mph23 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph73 (15%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (25%)
  • Pedestrian134 (22%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20185 (30%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (12%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (55%)
  • Passenger142 (23%)
  • Pedestrian134 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (60%)
  • Motorcycle151 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Newport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newport ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1980.

Collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1980

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1980: 85, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4885108416
2ndA40425157016
3rdA4675160213
4thA455304109
5thM4284443
6thA468172808
7thB4596131304
8thB423691103
9thB42376704
10thA40724601
11thA4494620
12thB423941101
13thB42401100
14thB42411101
15thB42451100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1980

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1980: 327.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1980

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1980: 177.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1980, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years