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Newport road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1996, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (501), and casualties rose from 678.

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

Collisions in 1996
532
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
742
Up 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1996

2.1% of collisions in Newport in 1996 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious12323%
  • Slight39875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious13418%
  • Slight59680%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1996 is highlighted, with 532, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday105 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (10%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.5%)
  • February29 (5.5%)
  • March34 (6.4%)
  • April30 (5.6%)
  • May46 (8.6%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July39 (7.3%)
  • August52 (9.8%)
  • September37 (7%)
  • October47 (8.8%)
  • November62 (12%)
  • December67 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (64%)
  • Wet or damp180 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph329 (62%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph40 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph45 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph96 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (68%)
  • Pedestrian122 (16%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7%)
  • 16 to 2094 (13%)
  • 21 to 2573 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35176 (24%)
  • 36 to 45111 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (54%)
  • Passenger223 (30%)
  • Pedestrian122 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 166th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1996

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1996: 105, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48105143228
2ndM481117114
3rdB4591395508
4thA4042294109
5thA4051224223
6thA455182205
7thB4596131407
8thB4237121801
9thA468112303
10thA4678802
11thB423661102
12thA44951111
13thB42413301
14thA48(M)2200
15thB42392200
16thB42402300

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1996

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1996: 318.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1996

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1996: 175.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1996, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years