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Newport road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1987, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1986 (504), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 1987
464
Down 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
584
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1987

0.2% of collisions in Newport in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11926%
  • Slight34474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious13323%
  • Slight45077%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 464, down 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.6%)
  • February26 (5.6%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April30 (6.5%)
  • May30 (6.5%)
  • June43 (9.3%)
  • July57 (12%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September35 (7.5%)
  • October56 (12%)
  • November38 (8.2%)
  • December34 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (66%)
  • Wet or damp154 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph335 (72%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph49 (11%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (18%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (45%)
  • Pedestrian135 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (15%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20113 (19%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (51%)
  • Passenger149 (26%)
  • Pedestrian135 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (68%)
  • Motorcycle93 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Newport

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newport ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1987.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
347th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1987

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1987: 84, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4884100015
2ndA40426382115
3rdB4591516409
4thM4314206
5thA455253405
6thB4596141804
7thB42367702
8thB42396604
9thA4675602
10thB42375602
11thB42453501
12thA4492201
13thA4682201
14thB42412200

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1987

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1987: 323.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1987

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1987: 178.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years