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Newport road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1981, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (501), and casualties rose from 620.

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

Collisions in 1981
491
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
632
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Newport in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious13527%
  • Slight34971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15625%
  • Slight46774%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 491, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (18%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.7%)
  • February30 (6.1%)
  • March52 (11%)
  • April43 (8.8%)
  • May39 (7.9%)
  • June35 (7.1%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August41 (8.4%)
  • September47 (9.6%)
  • October48 (9.8%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December37 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (67%)
  • Wet or damp152 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph348 (71%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph31 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (10%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (19%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (25%)
  • Pedestrian135 (21%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20170 (27%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3587 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (53%)
  • Passenger160 (25%)
  • Pedestrian135 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (64%)
  • Motorcycle153 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1981.

Collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1981

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1981: 80, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488099218
2ndA40425766119
3rdA467425607
4thM43660111
5thA4553041112
6thA468151903
7thB4236121604
8thB4596111504
9thB423791001
10thA40726604
11thB42416600
12thA44951202
13thB42393300
14thB42403600
15thA48(M)2401
16thA40481101
17thB42561100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1981

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1981: 340.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1981

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1981: 189.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years