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Newport road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2009, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (364), and casualties rose from 457.

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

Collisions in 2009
339
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
458
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Newport in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight29687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious439.4%
  • Slight41290%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2009 is highlighted, with 339, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March31 (9.1%)
  • April19 (5.6%)
  • May27 (8%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July23 (6.8%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December15 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (74%)
  • Wet or damp77 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph215 (63%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph50 (15%)
  • 60 mph20 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph27 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (25%)
  • Roundabout27 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (73%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2074 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (59%)
  • Passenger127 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2009.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2009

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2009, with 48 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2009

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2009: 45, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48456904
2ndM4416303
3rdA4042192812
4thB4591182002
5thB4237111600
6thA405191100
7thA4495602
8thB45965701
9thA4674500
10thA4684611
11thB42393300
12thA4552200
13thA48(M)2200
14thB42412200
15thB42361100
16thB42451101
17thB42511100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2009

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2009: 199.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2009

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2009: 117.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2009, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years