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Newport road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1986, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (489), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 1986
504
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
633
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Newport in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious14128%
  • Slight35570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious15725%
  • Slight46874%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1986 is highlighted, with 504, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday91 (18%)
  • Sunday46 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.1%)
  • February34 (6.7%)
  • March36 (7.1%)
  • April41 (8.1%)
  • May44 (8.7%)
  • June48 (9.5%)
  • July41 (8.1%)
  • August45 (8.9%)
  • September48 (9.5%)
  • October49 (9.7%)
  • November47 (9.3%)
  • December35 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (64%)
  • Wet or damp171 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph378 (75%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph58 (12%)
  • 70 mph30 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (15%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (45%)
  • Pedestrian158 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (19%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20120 (19%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (48%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian158 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (69%)
  • Motorcycle120 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Newport ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1986.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1986

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1986: 90, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4890108224
2ndA40427294119
3rdB4591313707
4thA455253209
5thM4233509
6thB4596171907
7thB4237101112
8thB42369903
9thA46771402
10thB423961111
11thA4685901
12thB42403601
13thA4492600
14thB42452401
15thA48(M)1100
16thB42411300

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1986

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1986: 314.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1986

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1986: 176.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years