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Newport road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2007, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2006 (333), and casualties rose from 476.

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

Collisions in 2007
352
Up 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
483
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2007

3.1% of collisions in Newport in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight29985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight41887%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2007 is highlighted, with 352, up 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.2%)
  • February19 (5.4%)
  • March31 (8.8%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June25 (7.1%)
  • July34 (9.7%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September22 (6.3%)
  • October27 (7.7%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December24 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other18 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (73%)
  • Wet or damp91 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph202 (57%)
  • 40 mph21 (6%)
  • 50 mph28 (8%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph88 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (41%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (72%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2091 (19%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (60%)
  • Passenger138 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2007.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2007

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2007, with 31 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2007

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2007: 68, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM46810446
2ndA485280010
3rdB4237283701
4thA4042253221
5thA4051182210
6thB4591171713
7thB4596122103
8thA467101101
9thB423691002
10thA4685611
11thB42412200
12thA4491100
13thA4511100
14thA48(M)1200
15thB42391101

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2007

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2007: 203.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2007

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2007: 127.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years