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Newport road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2002, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (442), and casualties fell from 624.

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

Collisions in 2002
440
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
618
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Newport in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight38487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious579.2%
  • Slight55790%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2002 is highlighted, with 440, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.2%)
  • February29 (6.6%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April45 (10%)
  • May36 (8.2%)
  • June38 (8.6%)
  • July35 (8%)
  • August42 (9.5%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November40 (9.1%)
  • December26 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (66%)
  • Wet or damp149 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (62%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph89 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (24%)
  • Roundabout43 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (67%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (13%)
  • 21 to 25102 (17%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (56%)
  • Passenger175 (28%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car666 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2002.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2002

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2002, with 61 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2002

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2002: 89, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488912136
2ndM4609405
3rdA4042314202
4thB4591284206
5thA455212403
6thA4051202502
7thB459691302
8thB423671301
9thA4676701
10thA4685501
11thB42375501
12thB42395702
13thB42404500
14thB42454601
15thA4493700
16thB42412400
17thA48(M)1200

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2002

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2002: 261.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2002

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2002: 151.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years