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Newport road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1984, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (502), and casualties rose from 611.

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

Collisions in 1984
511
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
656
Up 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Newport in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious13827%
  • Slight36471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious15524%
  • Slight49175%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1984 is highlighted, with 511, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday102 (20%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.8%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March29 (5.7%)
  • April44 (8.6%)
  • May34 (6.7%)
  • June55 (11%)
  • July46 (9%)
  • August41 (8%)
  • September48 (9.4%)
  • October40 (7.8%)
  • November49 (9.6%)
  • December53 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (68%)
  • Wet or damp160 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph383 (75%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph46 (9%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (21%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (40%)
  • Pedestrian163 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1561 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20158 (24%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (50%)
  • Passenger167 (25%)
  • Pedestrian163 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (68%)
  • Motorcycle119 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1984.

Collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1984

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1984: 90, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4890100326
2ndA40426483118
3rdB4591313808
4thM4314814
5thA455243222
6thB4596233209
7thB4237141405
8thB4236131504
9thA46882203
10thB42394804
11thB42404601
12thA4673700
13thB42413300
14thA40431400
15thA4491100
16thB42451100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1984

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1984: 374.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1984

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1984: 192.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years