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Newport road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1994, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1993 (470), and casualties fell from 621.

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

Collisions in 1994
455
Down 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
608
Down 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1994

1.3% of collisions in Newport in 1994 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight33874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious12521%
  • Slight47778%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1994 is highlighted, with 455, down 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April44 (9.7%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June42 (9.2%)
  • July36 (7.9%)
  • August38 (8.4%)
  • September32 (7%)
  • October39 (8.6%)
  • November40 (8.8%)
  • December29 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (69%)
  • Wet or damp132 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph310 (68%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph35 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph59 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (61%)
  • Pedestrian123 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2084 (14%)
  • 21 to 25103 (17%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (50%)
  • Passenger183 (30%)
  • Pedestrian123 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1994.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1994

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1994: 80, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4880121216
2ndM45285010
3rdA40423944010
4thB45913442014
5thB4596172404
6thA455141706
7thA46891522
8thB42367702
9thB423971400
10thB42375502
11thB42454602
12thA4672200
13thB42402201
14thA4451100
15thA4491200
16thB42411100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1994

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1994: 296.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1994

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1994: 176.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years