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Newport road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Newport in 2025, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2024 (159), and casualties rose from 198.

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

Collisions in 2025
173
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
216
Up 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Newport in 2025

1.2% of collisions in Newport in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Newport from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious5431%
  • Slight11768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5626%
  • Slight15873%

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1999. 2025 is highlighted, with 173, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 173
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (9.8%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday31 (18%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.7%)
  • February16 (9.2%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April12 (6.9%)
  • May23 (13%)
  • June10 (5.8%)
  • July13 (7.5%)
  • August11 (6.4%)
  • September13 (7.5%)
  • October17 (9.8%)
  • November22 (13%)
  • December8 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (77%)
  • Wet or damp37 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph95 (55%)
  • 30 mph16 (9.2%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 50 mph29 (17%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (24%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newport in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (53%)
  • Cyclist38 (18%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5519 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (68%)
  • Passenger37 (17%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (13%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newport in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newport had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2025.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newport in 2025

Victoria, Newport, NP19 0PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newport in 2025, with 16 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Newport with the most crashes in 2025

The A48 had the most collisions in Newport in 2025: 28, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newport, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48283919
2ndB4237222408
3rdM4152403
4thB459191000
5thA40424801
6thA40514400
7thA4494701
8thA48104501
9thB42364402
10thB45964600
11thA4673400
12thA4683302
13thB42392402
14thA4551100
15thB42401100

Towns in Newport: crashes in 2025

Newport, Newport had the most collisions of any town in Newport in 2025: 104.

Postcode districts in Newport: crashes in 2025

NP19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newport in 2025: 67.

Latest crashes in Newport in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Newport in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2025.

Severity

Newport road accidents in other years