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Newport road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2001, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (456), and casualties fell from 626.

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

Collisions in 2001
442
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
624
Level with 2000
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2001

2.3% of collisions in Newport in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight37986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight53986%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2001 is highlighted, with 442, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.7%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March47 (11%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May38 (8.6%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July38 (8.6%)
  • August31 (7%)
  • September37 (8.4%)
  • October42 (9.5%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December31 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (71%)
  • Wet or damp120 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (65%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph34 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph77 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (23%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (73%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20106 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (60%)
  • Passenger174 (28%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car708 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Newport

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newport ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2001.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2001

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2001, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2001

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2001: 79, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA487911327
2ndM46510905
3rdA455304306
4thA4042283300
5thB4591192703
6thB4596172522
7thA4051141800
8thA467111512
9thB4237111301
10thB4236101301
11thA4686900
12thA48(M)3610
13thB42393400
14thB42413300
15thA4492401
16thB42401100
17thB42451401

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2001

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2001: 268.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2001

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2001: 151.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2001, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years