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Newport road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2011, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2010 (305), and casualties fell from 404.

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

Collisions in 2011
236
Down 23% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
321
Down 21% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2011

None of the collisions in Newport in 2011 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3615%
  • Slight20085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight28488%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2011 is highlighted, with 236, down 23% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 236
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (18%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (10%)
  • Sunday22 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.2%)
  • February15 (6.4%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April25 (11%)
  • May21 (8.9%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July19 (8.1%)
  • August16 (6.8%)
  • September21 (8.9%)
  • October15 (6.4%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December14 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (75%)
  • Wet or damp57 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph147 (62%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph27 (11%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph39 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (28%)
  • Roundabout24 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (71%)
  • Pedestrian53 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5%)
  • Cyclist13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2544 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (24%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (58%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian53 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (86%)
  • Motorcycle17 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2011.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2011

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2011, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2011

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2011: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4354505
2ndA48273404
3rdB4591172304
4thB4237162901
5thA4051131400
6thA404291302
7thA46771000
8thB42365600
9thB45965801
10thA4493601
11thA4552200
12thA4682401
13thA48(M)2300
14thB42392201
15thB42452500
16thA40721100
17thB42401100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2011

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2011: 138.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2011

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2011: 87.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years