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Newport road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2020, and 199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 40% on 2019 (256), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2020
153
Down 40% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
199
Down 41% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2020

2% of collisions in Newport in 2020 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious3925%
  • Slight11173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4824%
  • Slight14874%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2020 is highlighted, with 153, down 40% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 153
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (10%)
  • February6 (3.9%)
  • March14 (9.2%)
  • April5 (3.3%)
  • May5 (3.3%)
  • June16 (10%)
  • July13 (8.5%)
  • August21 (14%)
  • September15 (9.8%)
  • October15 (9.8%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December10 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (65%)
  • Wet or damp53 (35%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph95 (62%)
  • 40 mph19 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph17 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (27%)
  • Roundabout14 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (57%)
  • Cyclist27 (14%)
  • Pedestrian27 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2033 (17%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3543 (22%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (69%)
  • Passenger34 (17%)
  • Pedestrian27 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (11%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2020.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2020

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2020, with 26 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2020

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2020: 22, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48223216
2ndM4131812
3rdA404291104
4thB459681003
5thB45917701
6thB42366600
7thB42376701
8thA48105701
9thA40513302
10thA4673300
11thA4683611
12thA4492401
13thB42392200
14thB42401200
15thB42411200
16thB42451100
17thB42931100
18thB43271100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2020

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2020: 90.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2020

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2020: 58.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2020, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years