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Newport road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1988, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (464), and casualties rose from 584.

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

Collisions in 1988
473
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
630
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Newport in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious12226%
  • Slight34172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious13922%
  • Slight48176%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 473, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.2%)
  • February34 (7.2%)
  • March41 (8.7%)
  • April39 (8.2%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July41 (8.7%)
  • August36 (7.6%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November31 (6.6%)
  • December27 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (67%)
  • Wet or damp157 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph345 (73%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph43 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph53 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (20%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (51%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (15%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1053 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20146 (23%)
  • 21 to 2595 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (52%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian127 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car571 (69%)
  • Motorcycle99 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1988.

Collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1988

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1988: 81, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4881119120
2ndA40426482212
3rdM44267113
4thB45913849011
5thA455172013
6thB4596171924
7thB4237101415
8thB423981501
9thA4677800
10thB423671000
11thA4495702
12thA4685901
13thA4661100
14thA48(M)1301
15thB42451100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1988

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1988: 320.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1988

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1988: 185.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years