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Newport road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2018, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (208), and casualties fell from 279.

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

Collisions in 2018
183
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
263
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2018

3.8% of collisions in Newport in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.8%
  • Serious4726%
  • Slight12970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious5320%
  • Slight20377%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 183, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 183
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday39 (21%)
  • Saturday19 (10%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February9 (4.9%)
  • March25 (14%)
  • April16 (8.7%)
  • May7 (3.8%)
  • June12 (6.6%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August11 (6%)
  • September12 (6.6%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November10 (5.5%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (75%)
  • Wet or damp43 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph116 (63%)
  • 40 mph19 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph37 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (23%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (58%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (10%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (57%)
  • Passenger74 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (73%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2018.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2018

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2018, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2018

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2018: 21, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48212726
2ndM4173225
3rdB4237101202
4thB459191301
5thA40426701
6thA40515700
7thA48104402
8thB42394802
9thB45964701
10thA4493410
11thA4673301
12thB42362301
13thA4681210
14thA4721200
15thB42401100
16thB42451100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2018

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2018: 112.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2018

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2018: 78.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2018, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years