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Newport road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2021, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (153), and casualties rose from 199.

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

Collisions in 2021
177
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
243
Up 22% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2021

1.1% of collisions in Newport in 2021 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious5632%
  • Slight11967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6828%
  • Slight17371%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2021 is highlighted, with 177, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 177
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday37 (21%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.6%)
  • February13 (7.3%)
  • March23 (13%)
  • April8 (4.5%)
  • May15 (8.5%)
  • June12 (6.8%)
  • July12 (6.8%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September19 (11%)
  • October15 (8.5%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (77%)
  • Wet or damp37 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph97 (55%)
  • 40 mph23 (13%)
  • 50 mph20 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (4%)
  • 70 mph19 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (27%)
  • Roundabout22 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (60%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2014 (5.8%)
  • 21 to 2536 (15%)
  • 26 to 3555 (23%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5536 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.5%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (68%)
  • Passenger44 (18%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2021.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2021

St Julians, Newport, NP19 7LA area and Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Newport in 2021, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2021

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2021: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48202904
2ndM4152712
3rdB4237101202
4thB459191012
5thA405171504
6thA44971101
7thA48106601
8thA40425903
9thA4674502
10thB42394702
11thB45964501
12thA4683601
13thA40721100
14thB42361100
15thB42401100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2021

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2021: 100.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2021

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2021: 57.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years