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Newport road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2022, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (177), and casualties rose from 243.

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

Collisions in 2022
187
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
244
Level with 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2022

1.6% of collisions in Newport in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious5328%
  • Slight13170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious6025%
  • Slight18074%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 187, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 187
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (19%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday23 (12%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.6%)
  • February10 (5.3%)
  • March8 (4.3%)
  • April12 (6.4%)
  • May21 (11%)
  • June13 (7%)
  • July12 (6.4%)
  • August13 (7%)
  • September16 (8.6%)
  • October23 (12%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December23 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (73%)
  • Wet or damp45 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (7%)
  • 30 mph117 (63%)
  • 40 mph19 (10%)
  • 50 mph22 (12%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (26%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (55%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.3%)
  • Over 758 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (63%)
  • Passenger54 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2022.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2022

Beechwood, Newport, NP19 8PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2022, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2022

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2022: 20, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4203014
2ndA48192505
3rdB4237162516
4thB4591131704
5thA405191003
6thB42396601
7thA40424502
8thA48104711
9thA4493501
10thB45963300
11thA4672500
12thA40721300
13thA4681200
14thB42361100
15thB42401301

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2022

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2022: 122.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2022

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2022: 77.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years