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Newport road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1982, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (491), and casualties rose from 632.

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

Collisions in 1982
525
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
684
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1982

1.3% of collisions in Newport in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious14427%
  • Slight37471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious15923%
  • Slight51675%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1982 is highlighted, with 525, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.3%)
  • February41 (7.8%)
  • March38 (7.2%)
  • April51 (9.7%)
  • May50 (9.5%)
  • June38 (7.2%)
  • July48 (9.1%)
  • August55 (10%)
  • September35 (6.7%)
  • October48 (9.1%)
  • November48 (9.1%)
  • December45 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (70%)
  • Wet or damp145 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph370 (70%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph58 (11%)
  • 70 mph48 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (42%)
  • Pedestrian179 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (19%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1049 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1559 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20173 (25%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (12%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.8%)
  • Over 7524 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (48%)
  • Passenger179 (26%)
  • Pedestrian179 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (64%)
  • Motorcycle134 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1982.

Collisions
178th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
190th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1982

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1982: 78, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4878108024
2ndA40426988216
3rdA4674349011
4thM4386127
5thA455232807
6thB4596141806
7thB4236131703
8thA468122004
9thA40726902
10thB42395601
11thA4493300
12thA48(M)3501
13thB42373301
14thB42413301
15thB42452200

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1982

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1982: 358.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1982

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1982: 211.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years