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Newport road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2013, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2012 (236), and casualties rose from 329.

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

Collisions in 2013
270
Up 14% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
371
Up 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2013

1.5% of collisions in Newport in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4115%
  • Slight22583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight32487%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2013 is highlighted, with 270, up 14% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday33 (12%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February24 (8.9%)
  • March16 (5.9%)
  • April16 (5.9%)
  • May23 (8.5%)
  • June20 (7.4%)
  • July26 (9.6%)
  • August20 (7.4%)
  • September17 (6.3%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December19 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (69%)
  • Wet or damp75 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph166 (61%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (3%)
  • 70 mph50 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (30%)
  • Roundabout38 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (63%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (15%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (59%)
  • Passenger93 (25%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (77%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2013.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2013

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2013, with 34 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2013

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2013: 44, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4446724
2ndA48273814
3rdB4237141802
4thB4591131704
5thA404291502
6thA405181201
7thB45965802
8thA4494410
9thA4674601
10thA48(M)4901
11thB42393502
12thA4682202
13thB42361100
14thB42401100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2013

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2013: 161.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2013

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2013: 104.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years