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Newport road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1992, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (500), and casualties rose from 634.

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

Collisions in 1992
518
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
688
Up 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1992

1.4% of collisions in Newport in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight42081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9814%
  • Slight58385%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1992 is highlighted, with 518, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.9%)
  • February29 (5.6%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April29 (5.6%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June38 (7.3%)
  • July50 (9.7%)
  • August57 (11%)
  • September50 (9.7%)
  • October48 (9.3%)
  • November61 (12%)
  • December36 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (65%)
  • Wet or damp176 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph343 (66%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph54 (10%)
  • 70 mph60 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (59%)
  • Pedestrian153 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (15%)
  • 21 to 25123 (18%)
  • 26 to 35117 (17%)
  • 36 to 45100 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (47%)
  • Passenger211 (31%)
  • Pedestrian153 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car709 (77%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 162nd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1992

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1992: 87, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4887111113
2ndA4042617109
3rdM457100210
4thB4591304707
5thA455273306
6thB4596161902
7thB4236111302
8thA468101302
9thB4237101202
10thB423991510
11thA4677903
12thA44951000
13thB42403500
14thB42413401

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1992

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1992: 331.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1992

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1992: 203.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1992, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years