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Newport road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2015, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2014 (305), and casualties fell from 430.

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

Collisions in 2015
232
Down 24% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
322
Down 25% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2015

3.4% of collisions in Newport in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight19684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious329.9%
  • Slight28288%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2015 is highlighted, with 232, down 24% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 232
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.9%)
  • February14 (6%)
  • March19 (8.2%)
  • April18 (7.8%)
  • May23 (9.9%)
  • June19 (8.2%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August20 (8.6%)
  • September22 (9.5%)
  • October21 (9.1%)
  • November16 (6.9%)
  • December17 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (81%)
  • Wet or damp41 (18%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph144 (62%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph32 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (27%)
  • Roundabout29 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (64%)
  • Pedestrian55 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (18%)
  • 26 to 3545 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (58%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (79%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newport ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2015.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2015

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2015, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2015

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2015: 26, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4263921
2ndA48243802
3rdB4237162403
4thB4591162202
5thA404291711
6thB459671202
7thA40516703
8thA45700
9thA4675601
10thA40724400
11thB42394610
12thA4683311
13thA4492410
14thB42201
15thB42402200
16thA4551110
17thA48101400
18thB42361200
19thB42451100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2015

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2015: 132.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2015

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2015: 83.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2015, 3 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years