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Newport road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Newport in 1999, and 865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (573), and casualties rose from 825.

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

Collisions in 1999
578
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
865
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 1999

0.9% of collisions in Newport in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight50487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10612%
  • Slight75487%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 1999 is highlighted, with 578, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (17%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (10%)
  • Friday112 (19%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (11%)
  • February48 (8.3%)
  • March41 (7.1%)
  • April50 (8.7%)
  • May40 (6.9%)
  • June45 (7.8%)
  • July49 (8.5%)
  • August54 (9.3%)
  • September53 (9.2%)
  • October49 (8.5%)
  • November38 (6.6%)
  • December49 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (64%)
  • Wet or damp197 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph368 (64%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph48 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph112 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant599 (69%)
  • Pedestrian112 (13%)
  • Cyclist43 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20125 (14%)
  • 21 to 25130 (15%)
  • 26 to 35198 (23%)
  • 36 to 45112 (13%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (55%)
  • Passenger274 (32%)
  • Pedestrian112 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car905 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 139th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 1999

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 1999: 124, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4812419709
2ndM49716825
3rdA4042446503
4thA455354816
5thB4591344717
6thA4051224003
7thA467152202
8thB4596121801
9thA4689900
10thA44961310
11thB42366901
12thB423761001
13thB42392700
14thB42411100
15thB42451201

Towns in Newport: crashes in 1999

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 1999: 373.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 1999

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 1999: 212.

Latest crashes in Newport in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years