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Newport road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2023, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2022 (187), and casualties fell from 244.

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

Collisions in 2023
140
Down 25% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
176
Down 28% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2023

2.9% of collisions in Newport in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.9%
  • Serious3626%
  • Slight10071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13577%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 140, down 25% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 140
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (19%)
  • Wednesday24 (17%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (12%)
  • February8 (5.7%)
  • March10 (7.1%)
  • April12 (8.6%)
  • May9 (6.4%)
  • June8 (5.7%)
  • July10 (7.1%)
  • August10 (7.1%)
  • September13 (9.3%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November13 (9.3%)
  • December15 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (71%)
  • Wet or damp38 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (29%)
  • 30 mph58 (41%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (13%)
  • 60 mph11 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (44%)
  • Pedestrian28 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (15%)
  • Cyclist23 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (15%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3527 (15%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (16%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.1%)
  • Over 757 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (66%)
  • Passenger32 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car162 (65%)
  • Motorcycle30 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2023.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2023

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2023, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2023

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2023: 14, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48142113
2ndB4237121203
3rdM491302
4thA404281213
5thA40515601
6thB45914502
7thB45964500
8thA4672300
9thB42392200
10thB42452410
11thA4491100
12thA4681100
13thA48101101
14thB42401100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2023

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2023: 94.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2023

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2023: 55.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2023, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years