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Newport road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1993, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1992 (518), and casualties fell from 688.

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

Collisions in 1993
470
Down 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
621
Down 10% on 1992
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1993

1.1% of collisions in Newport in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight36878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious11018%
  • Slight50681%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1993 is highlighted, with 470, down 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday101 (21%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.8%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April32 (6.8%)
  • May46 (9.8%)
  • June44 (9.4%)
  • July41 (8.7%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October37 (7.9%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December43 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (69%)
  • Wet or damp140 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (63%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph41 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph51 (11%)
  • 70 mph55 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (66%)
  • Pedestrian108 (17%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2086 (14%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (21%)
  • 36 to 4591 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (55%)
  • Passenger170 (27%)
  • Pedestrian108 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car687 (80%)
  • Motorcycle38 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1993.

Collisions
176th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1993

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1993: 87, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4887114022
2ndM4548606
3rdA40424668010
4thB4591414508
5thA455233014
6thB4596172002
7thB42368912
8thA4675611
9thB42455602
10thA44941502
11thA4684501
12thA48(M)4401
13thB42393300
14thB42413300
15thB42372601
16thB42402200

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1993

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1993: 303.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1993

NP19 and NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1993, with 161 each.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years