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Newport road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2012, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011, and casualties rose from 321.

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

Collisions in 2012
236
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
329
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Newport in 2012 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious229.3%
  • Slight20888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious237%
  • Slight30091%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2012 is highlighted, with 236, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February24 (10%)
  • March21 (8.9%)
  • April10 (4.2%)
  • May9 (3.8%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August21 (8.9%)
  • September19 (8.1%)
  • October21 (8.9%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December18 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (70%)
  • Wet or damp59 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph154 (65%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph38 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (25%)
  • Roundabout30 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (63%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (17%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (19%)
  • 36 to 4552 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (60%)
  • Passenger90 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2012.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2012

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2012, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2012

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2012: 29, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48294012
2ndM4264212
3rdB4591182301
4thA4042121601
5thB423781000
6thB45968902
7thA44971501
8thA46871321
9thA46761111
10thB42365800
11thB42393800
12thA40512201
13thB42452201
14thA40721100
15thA48(M)1300
16thB42401100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2012

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2012: 135.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2012

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2012: 85.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2012, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years