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Newport road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2024, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2023 (140), and casualties rose from 176.

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

Collisions in 2024
159
Up 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
198
Up 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2024

3.8% of collisions in Newport in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious4025%
  • Slight11371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15076%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2024 is highlighted, with 159, up 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 159
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday40 (25%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday19 (12%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (14%)
  • February9 (5.7%)
  • March12 (7.5%)
  • April9 (5.7%)
  • May10 (6.3%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July15 (9.4%)
  • August19 (12%)
  • September8 (5%)
  • October14 (8.8%)
  • November13 (8.2%)
  • December10 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (74%)
  • Wet or damp39 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph84 (53%)
  • 30 mph18 (11%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph21 (13%)
  • 60 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (22%)
  • Roundabout15 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (53%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (11%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3536 (18%)
  • 36 to 4543 (22%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.1%)
  • Over 755 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (66%)
  • Passenger39 (20%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (66%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2024.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2024

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2024, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2024

The M4 had the most collisions in Newport in 2024: 19, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4193013
2ndB4237182115
3rdA48152303
4thB45919904
5thA4677701
6thA40426600
7thB45965511
8thA40513600
9thA48103310
10thB42392202
11thB42452410
12thA4491201
13thA4681100
14thB42361100
15thB42461101

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2024

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2024: 95.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2024

NP20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2024.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years