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Newport road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 548 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1997, and 792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (532), and casualties rose from 742.

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

Collisions in 1997
548
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
792
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1997

1.6% of collisions in Newport in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight45182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight67785%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 548, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.7%)
  • February53 (9.7%)
  • March33 (6%)
  • April48 (8.8%)
  • May55 (10%)
  • June47 (8.6%)
  • July37 (6.8%)
  • August42 (7.7%)
  • September36 (6.6%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December41 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (65%)
  • Wet or damp187 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph346 (63%)
  • 40 mph29 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph37 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph44 (8%)
  • 70 mph92 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (28%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (71%)
  • Pedestrian117 (15%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.9%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20114 (14%)
  • 21 to 25111 (14%)
  • 26 to 35178 (22%)
  • 36 to 45112 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (56%)
  • Passenger235 (30%)
  • Pedestrian117 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car855 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle27 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1997

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1997 in Newport

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newport ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 159th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1997

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1997: 115, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48115170015
2ndM46711628
3rdA4042486419
4thB45913849011
5thA455253614
6thA4051243706
7thA467142001
8thB4236141812
9thB4237101302
10thB4596101402
11thA4686911
12thB42395703
13thB42414501
14thB42454501
15thA48(M)2200
16thA4491710
17thB42401101

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1997

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1997: 330.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1997

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1997: 206.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years