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Newport road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2004, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (446), and casualties rose from 619.

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

Collisions in 2004
459
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
640
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2004

2.8% of collisions in Newport in 2004 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious367.8%
  • Slight41089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious396.1%
  • Slight58892%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 459, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday94 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February41 (8.9%)
  • March41 (8.9%)
  • April30 (6.5%)
  • May53 (12%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July37 (8.1%)
  • August37 (8.1%)
  • September37 (8.1%)
  • October42 (9.2%)
  • November36 (7.8%)
  • December31 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (74%)
  • Wet or damp116 (25%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (61%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph31 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph27 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph103 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (31%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (71%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20101 (16%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35149 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (60%)
  • Passenger179 (28%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car744 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle33 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 167th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2004

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2004, with 57 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2004

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2004: 96, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA489613924
2ndM47210713
3rdB4591374621
4thA4042324412
5thA4051172811
6thA455171912
7thA467121800
8thB4237101201
9thB459681204
10thA4687900
11thB423951003
12thA4493400
13thB42363400
14thB42403301
15thB42412200
16thB42451100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2004

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2004: 248.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2004

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2004: 158.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years