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Newport road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2017, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (206), and casualties fell from 289.

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

Collisions in 2017
208
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
279
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2017

2.4% of collisions in Newport in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious2810%
  • Slight24688%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2017 is highlighted, with 208, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 208
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (9.1%)
  • Sunday31 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.2%)
  • February22 (11%)
  • March14 (6.7%)
  • April14 (6.7%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July19 (9.1%)
  • August14 (6.7%)
  • September26 (13%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November17 (8.2%)
  • December13 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (72%)
  • Wet or damp51 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph128 (62%)
  • 40 mph20 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (23%)
  • Roundabout26 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (65%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2540 (14%)
  • 26 to 3550 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (67%)
  • Passenger55 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (75%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2017.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2017

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2017, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2017

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2017: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4253901
2ndB4237172303
3rdB4152020
4thA48131513
5thA4101411
6thA40517701
7thA40426701
8thB45965510
9thA4673400
10thB45913400
11thB42392301
12thA48101100
13thB42401100
14thB42451201
15thM481200

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2017

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2017: 142.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2017

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2017: 80.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years