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Newport road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2016, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2015 (232), and casualties fell from 322.

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

Collisions in 2016
206
Down 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
289
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2016

2.4% of collisions in Newport in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious2211%
  • Slight17987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious258.7%
  • Slight25889%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2016 is highlighted, with 206, down 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 206
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.8%)
  • February15 (7.3%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April9 (4.4%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July19 (9.2%)
  • August13 (6.3%)
  • September19 (9.2%)
  • October19 (9.2%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December19 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (77%)
  • Wet or damp46 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph117 (57%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph41 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (33%)
  • Roundabout19 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (63%)
  • Pedestrian51 (18%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2030 (10%)
  • 21 to 2547 (16%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (63%)
  • Passenger55 (19%)
  • Pedestrian51 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (77%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2016.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2016

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2016, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2016

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2016: 32, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4325013
2ndA48212902
3rdB4237131501
4thB4591101001
5thA40427900
6thA405171500
7thA45901
8thA4675720
9thB45965800
10thA4494601
11thA48103400
12thB42363610
13thA4682300
14thB42400
15thA48(M)1100
16thB42391101
17thB42551200
18thB45981200

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2016

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2016: 114.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2016

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2016: 68.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years