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Newport road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2008, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (352), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 2008
364
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
457
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2008

1.6% of collisions in Newport in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight31286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight40188%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 364, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 364
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.7%)
  • February33 (9.1%)
  • March40 (11%)
  • April33 (9.1%)
  • May27 (7.4%)
  • June35 (9.6%)
  • July25 (6.9%)
  • August35 (9.6%)
  • September29 (8%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November27 (7.4%)
  • December25 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other17 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (71%)
  • Wet or damp105 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph206 (57%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph36 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph78 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (33%)
  • Roundabout29 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (68%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (59%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2008.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2008

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2008, with 51 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2008

The A48 and M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2008, with 60 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48607735
2ndM4607514
3rdB4237334306
4thB4591293714
5thA4042181803
6thB4596171802
7thA4051141904
8thA467111900
9thB42367810
10thA4684500
11thB42413400
12thA4491200
13thA48(M)1200
14thB42391200
15thB42401100
16thB42451101

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2008

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2008: 206.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2008

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2008: 123.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2008, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years