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Newport road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1991, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1990 (576), and casualties fell from 735.

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

Collisions in 1991
500
Down 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
634
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1991

2% of collisions in Newport in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight40781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious9014%
  • Slight53384%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1991 is highlighted, with 500, down 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.8%)
  • February33 (6.6%)
  • March47 (9.4%)
  • April41 (8.2%)
  • May46 (9.2%)
  • June44 (8.8%)
  • July42 (8.4%)
  • August37 (7.4%)
  • September42 (8.4%)
  • October43 (8.6%)
  • November45 (9%)
  • December36 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (63%)
  • 40 mph45 (9%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph48 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph74 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (26%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (55%)
  • Pedestrian128 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6%)
  • 16 to 2090 (14%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (56%)
  • Passenger149 (24%)
  • Pedestrian128 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (74%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 168th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1991

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1991: 90, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4890138313
2ndA40426789114
3rdM4537904
4thB45914244210
5thB4596242402
6thA455192213
7thB4236111305
8thA468101202
9thA46781000
10thB424081202
11thB42397901
12thA48(M)4502
13thB42374401
14thA402301
15thA4492300
16thB42411100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1991

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1991: 300.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1991

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1991: 182.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years