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Newport road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2019, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 40% on 2018 (183), and casualties rose from 263.

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

Collisions in 2019
256
Up 40% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
337
Up 28% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2019

2% of collisions in Newport in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight19476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27180%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2019 is highlighted, with 256, up 40% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 256
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (11%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.8%)
  • February23 (9%)
  • March21 (8.2%)
  • April15 (5.9%)
  • May20 (7.8%)
  • June25 (9.8%)
  • July19 (7.4%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September23 (9%)
  • October13 (5.1%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (68%)
  • Wet or damp79 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph160 (63%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph26 (10%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph34 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (30%)
  • Roundabout29 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (59%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (66%)
  • Passenger75 (22%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (76%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had the 169th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2019

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2019, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2019

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2019: 33, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4335117
2ndA48282914
3rdB4237192803
4thA404291114
5thA40517802
6thA481071002
7thB45966601
8thA4495501
9thB45915601
10thB42393301
11thA4672200
12thB42362200
13thB42452202
14thA4681101
15thB42401101

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2019

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2019: 166.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2019

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2019: 100.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years