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Newport road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2003, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (440), and casualties rose from 618.

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

Collisions in 2003
446
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
619
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Newport in 2003 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious378.3%
  • Slight40591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious477.6%
  • Slight56792%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2003 is highlighted, with 446, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.7%)
  • February40 (9%)
  • March43 (9.6%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May38 (8.5%)
  • June33 (7.4%)
  • July34 (7.6%)
  • August34 (7.6%)
  • September39 (8.7%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November34 (7.6%)
  • December33 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (73%)
  • Wet or damp110 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (63%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph23 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph94 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (71%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (5%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20109 (18%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35132 (21%)
  • 36 to 45118 (19%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (60%)
  • Passenger173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle30 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newport ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2003.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2003

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2003, with 61 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2003

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2003: 83, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA488310806
2ndM47112211
3rdA4042304111
4thB4591304105
5thA4051263802
6thA455222501
7thB4596121402
8thB4236111602
9thA4677810
10thB423971101
11thA4686701
12thB42375701
13thB42414401
14thB42402300
15thB42452810
16thA4491400

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2003

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2003: 275.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2003

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2003: 155.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years