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Newport road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1989, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (473), and casualties rose from 630.

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

Collisions in 1989
519
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
699
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Newport in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious12925%
  • Slight38073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious15622%
  • Slight53376%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 519, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (11%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday102 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.2%)
  • February52 (10%)
  • March59 (11%)
  • April38 (7.3%)
  • May30 (5.8%)
  • June47 (9.1%)
  • July49 (9.4%)
  • August45 (8.7%)
  • September45 (8.7%)
  • October37 (7.1%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December35 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (67%)
  • Wet or damp163 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph362 (70%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph53 (10%)
  • 70 mph61 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (21%)
  • Roundabout21 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (55%)
  • Pedestrian148 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (11%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20149 (21%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (10%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (52%)
  • Passenger189 (27%)
  • Pedestrian148 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (74%)
  • Motorcycle82 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1989.

Collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1989

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1989: 94, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4894126222
2ndA404272105223
3rdM44568111
4thB4591395509
5thA455222413
6thB4596212513
7thB4236132004
8thB423991405
9thA46771302
10thA4687801
11thB42377800
12thA4494401
13thA48(M)3611
14thB42413301

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1989

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1989: 330.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1989

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1989: 181.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years