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Newport road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 501 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1995, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1994 (455), and casualties rose from 608.

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

Collisions in 1995
501
Up 10% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
678
Up 12% on 1994
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1995

2% of collisions in Newport in 1995 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious11122%
  • Slight38076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12018%
  • Slight54881%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1995 is highlighted, with 501, up 10% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.4%)
  • February40 (8%)
  • March50 (10%)
  • April32 (6.4%)
  • May38 (7.6%)
  • June47 (9.4%)
  • July28 (5.6%)
  • August48 (9.6%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October33 (6.6%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December33 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (68%)
  • Wet or damp149 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph322 (64%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph47 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph84 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (25%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (64%)
  • Pedestrian125 (18%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2086 (13%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35149 (22%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (53%)
  • Passenger191 (28%)
  • Pedestrian125 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car733 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 167th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1995

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1995: 79, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4879115216
2ndM4619608
3rdA40424160112
4thB4591384327
5thA455192004
6thA4051182805
7thB4596132003
8thA44981201
9thA4687803
10thB42377702
11thB423971301
12thA4676701
13thB42406700
14thB42365700
15thB42455910
16thB42413600
17thA1481100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1995

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1995: 306.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1995

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1995: 171.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years