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Newport road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2005, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2004 (459), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 2005
372
Down 19% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
519
Down 19% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Newport in 2005 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious256.7%
  • Slight34492%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious305.8%
  • Slight48393%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2005 is highlighted, with 372, down 19% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.9%)
  • February37 (9.9%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April30 (8.1%)
  • May28 (7.5%)
  • June23 (6.2%)
  • July21 (5.6%)
  • August21 (5.6%)
  • September44 (12%)
  • October35 (9.4%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December25 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (77%)
  • Wet or damp77 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (54%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph38 (10%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph95 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (39%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (71%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (23%)
  • 36 to 4591 (18%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (62%)
  • Passenger146 (28%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2005.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2005

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2005, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2005

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2005: 67, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4679914
2ndA48577805
3rdA4042344612
4thB4237283702
5thB4591222601
6thA4051172200
7thB4596152100
8thA467121900
9thB42366800
10thB423961110
11thA4685800
12thB42454501
13thB42412300
14thA4491300
15thA48(M)1400
16thB42401100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2005

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2005: 185.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2005

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2005: 136.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years