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Newport road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2014, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (270), and casualties rose from 371.

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

Collisions in 2014
305
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
430
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Newport in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight26587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight38590%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2014 is highlighted, with 305, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February31 (10%)
  • March27 (8.9%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June29 (9.5%)
  • July17 (5.6%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September21 (6.9%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November26 (8.5%)
  • December11 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph187 (61%)
  • 40 mph32 (10%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (3%)
  • 70 mph52 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (35%)
  • Roundabout40 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (63%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2032 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (60%)
  • Passenger115 (27%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2014.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2014

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2014, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2014

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2014: 45, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4457105
2ndA48315805
3rdB4591242703
4thB4237172500
5thA4051162504
6thA4042131700
7thA46791503
8thA44981311
9thB42397902
10thB459671100
11thA4683301
12thA48(M)2300
13thA48102301
14thB42362201
15thA40721100
16thB42401100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2014

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2014: 178.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2014

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2014: 107.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years