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Newport road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2010, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (339), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2010
305
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
404
Down 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2010

None of the collisions in Newport in 2010 were fatal and 9.2% were serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious289.2%
  • Slight27791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious297.2%
  • Slight37593%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 305, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 305
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (17%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.9%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March27 (8.9%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June22 (7.2%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August23 (7.5%)
  • September27 (8.9%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December16 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (76%)
  • Wet or damp57 (19%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow8 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph201 (66%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph42 (14%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph32 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (28%)
  • Roundabout37 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (69%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (16%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider251 (62%)
  • Passenger101 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (80%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2010.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2010

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2010, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2010

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2010: 39, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4395001
2ndA48344705
3rdB4591253201
4thA4042182101
5thB4237182801
6thA467141901
7thA4051131900
8thB45965501
9thA4494501
10thA4553401
11thA4683301
12thB42363500
13thB42393501
14thA48(M)2401
15thB42401200
16thB42411100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2010

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2010: 182.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2010

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2010: 113.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years