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Newport road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2006, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2005 (372), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 2006
333
Down 10% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
476
Down 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2006

0.3% of collisions in Newport in 2006 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious257.5%
  • Slight30792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious285.9%
  • Slight44794%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2006 is highlighted, with 333, down 10% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March28 (8.4%)
  • April20 (6%)
  • May27 (8.1%)
  • June27 (8.1%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August23 (6.9%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October25 (7.5%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (76%)
  • Wet or damp80 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph179 (54%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph99 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (38%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (74%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (59%)
  • Passenger152 (32%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2006.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2006

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2006, with 38 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2006

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2006: 77, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47710813
2ndA48435803
3rdA4042284102
4thB4591222601
5thB4237184704
6thA4051141900
7thA46791101
8thB42368800
9thB459681100
10thB42395702
11thA4494400
12thA4682400
13thB42402200
14thB42412200

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2006

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2006: 167.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2006

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2006: 107.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years