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Newport road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1985, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (511), and casualties fell from 656.

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

Collisions in 1985
489
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
617
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Newport in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious14930%
  • Slight33168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious16927%
  • Slight43971%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1985 is highlighted, with 489, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.4%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March32 (6.5%)
  • April31 (6.3%)
  • May36 (7.4%)
  • June48 (9.8%)
  • July44 (9%)
  • August57 (12%)
  • September44 (9%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November34 (7%)
  • December47 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (61%)
  • Wet or damp170 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph366 (75%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph58 (12%)
  • 70 mph37 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (17%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (47%)
  • Pedestrian144 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (18%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20146 (24%)
  • 21 to 25104 (17%)
  • 26 to 3580 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (50%)
  • Passenger164 (27%)
  • Pedestrian144 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (68%)
  • Motorcycle114 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1985.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1985

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1985: 86, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4886118220
2ndA40425975122
3rdB45913949011
4thM4294007
5thA455202012
6thB4596131904
7thB4236121607
8thB42379913
9thA46881214
10thB42396902
11thA4494502
12thB42414601
13thA4673301
14thB42402201
15thB42452200
16thA4651101

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1985

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1985: 321.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1985

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1985: 196.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years