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Newport road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1983, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (525), and casualties fell from 684.

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

Collisions in 1983
502
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
611
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1983

2.4% of collisions in Newport in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious11423%
  • Slight37675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious13121%
  • Slight46776%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 502, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (17%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (17%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March41 (8.2%)
  • April42 (8.4%)
  • May48 (9.6%)
  • June52 (10%)
  • July39 (7.8%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September36 (7.2%)
  • October40 (8%)
  • November47 (9.4%)
  • December49 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (67%)
  • Wet or damp162 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph367 (73%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph50 (10%)
  • 70 mph49 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (21%)
  • Roundabout30 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (37%)
  • Pedestrian173 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (20%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20133 (22%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (11%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (49%)
  • Pedestrian173 (28%)
  • Passenger136 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (65%)
  • Motorcycle127 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1983.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1983

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1983: 76, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487686316
2ndA40427490221
3rdA4673951011
4thM4376339
5thA455161913
6thB4596141800
7thA468131608
8thB4236121303
9thA40727802
10thB42377901
11thB42395602
12thB42455501
13thA4494600
14thB42414400
15thA48(M)3301
16thB42401300

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1983

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1983: 343.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1983

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1983: 205.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years