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Newport road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1998, and 825 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1997 (548), and casualties rose from 792.

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

Collisions in 1998
573
Up 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
825
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Newport in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight49887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious8510%
  • Slight73088%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 573, up 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday114 (20%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.2%)
  • February37 (6.5%)
  • March49 (8.6%)
  • April53 (9.2%)
  • May40 (7%)
  • June44 (7.7%)
  • July51 (8.9%)
  • August55 (9.6%)
  • September43 (7.5%)
  • October55 (9.6%)
  • November54 (9.4%)
  • December51 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (64%)
  • Wet or damp196 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (58%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph48 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph129 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (34%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant593 (72%)
  • Pedestrian92 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1051 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20102 (12%)
  • 21 to 25105 (13%)
  • 26 to 35197 (24%)
  • 36 to 45120 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (61%)
  • Passenger231 (28%)
  • Pedestrian92 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car898 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 143rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1998

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1998: 109, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4810917018
2ndM49916929
3rdA4042546418
4thA455304214
5thB4591303704
6thA4051223302
7thA467172100
8thB4596121603
9thB423781000
10thB423981001
11thA46871101
12thA44961011
13thB42365712
14thB42413300
15thB42402400
16thM481100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1998

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1998: 332.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1998

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1998: 214.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years