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Newport road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 576 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1990, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1989 (519), and casualties rose from 699.

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

Collisions in 1990
576
Up 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
735
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Newport in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight47482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight62585%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1990 is highlighted, with 576, up 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.3%)
  • February49 (8.5%)
  • March45 (7.8%)
  • April50 (8.7%)
  • May39 (6.8%)
  • June39 (6.8%)
  • July42 (7.3%)
  • August63 (11%)
  • September54 (9.4%)
  • October56 (9.7%)
  • November44 (7.6%)
  • December47 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (69%)
  • Wet or damp176 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph375 (65%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph66 (11%)
  • 70 mph84 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (22%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (55%)
  • Pedestrian166 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (12%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (20%)
  • 21 to 25120 (16%)
  • 26 to 35122 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (49%)
  • Passenger210 (29%)
  • Pedestrian166 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (74%)
  • Motorcycle92 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 162nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1990

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1990: 97, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4897130311
2ndA4042709038
3rdM4649818
4thB4591414609
5thB4596222512
6thB4236131903
7thA455121516
8thB4239111312
9thA46891411
10thA4678902
11thA4497901
12thB42416801
13thB42405501
14thB42373400
15thB42452301

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1990

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1990: 369.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1990

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1990: 223.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years