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Newport road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2000, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1999 (578), and casualties fell from 865.

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

Collisions in 2000
456
Down 21% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
626
Down 28% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Newport in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight40689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight54687%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2000 is highlighted, with 456, down 21% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (16%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.8%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April48 (11%)
  • May44 (9.6%)
  • June36 (7.9%)
  • July38 (8.3%)
  • August28 (6.1%)
  • September40 (8.8%)
  • October32 (7%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December32 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other21 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (64%)
  • Wet or damp163 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (68%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph33 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph60 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (67%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35149 (24%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (58%)
  • Passenger175 (28%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (80%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2000.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2000

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2000: 112, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48112154114
2ndM4446404
3rdB4591395805
4thA4042273403
5thA455253508
6thA4051202901
7thA468102012
8thB4596101300
9thA46771600
10thB42366700
11thB42376701
12thB42394501
13thB42403500
14thB42413300
15thA4492400
16thA48(M)1200

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2000

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2000: 290.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2000

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2000: 175.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years