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NP10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,840 road traffic collisions in the NP10 postcode district, Newport, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,994 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 484 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 30% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
2,840
1,373rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,994
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
63
68 people killed
Serious collisions
484
565 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal632.2%
  • Serious48417%
  • Slight2,29381%

What the data shows

  • NP10 had 290 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 545 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in NP10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 488 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP10, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in NP10.

Where NP10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,373rd
Most casualties
1,318th
Most fatal collisions
855th
Most serious collisions
1,536th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday421 (15%)
  • Tuesday468 (16%)
  • Wednesday433 (15%)
  • Thursday429 (15%)
  • Friday468 (16%)
  • Saturday352 (12%)
  • Sunday269 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,203 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit464 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,648 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway757 (27%)
  • Roundabout345 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road82 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,315 (46%)
  • 40 mph85 (3%)
  • 50 mph473 (17%)
  • 60 mph326 (11%)
  • 70 mph616 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,181 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds384 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other118 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded46 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,769 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist346 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian320 (8%)
  • Cyclist205 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant132 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)60 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP10 peaked at 99 in 1991; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252326
20243342
20231922
20223247
20213246
20202634
20193752
20182839
20172945
20163141
20154361
20145185
20133643
20124668
20115369
20105779
20095979
20086893
20076496
20066895
200569102
200493134
20037095
20026688
200193130
200076110
199993125
199890123
199786125
199693138
199580102
199469102
19936990
199274115
199199129
199099148
198979107
198870100
19876381
19864777
19855780
198464110
19835772
19825986
19815069
198075103
19796591

Map of recent crashes in NP10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP10

The 24 most recent collisions in NP10 happened between 18 December 2024 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP10

The A48 has the most collisions in NP10, 586 of 2,840 (21%), followed by the M4 (402).

Collisions in NP10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA485868121360
2ndM44026001046
3rdA467343475647
4thB4591285391450
5thA4682704071368
6thB4239171260550
7thA40724051012
8thA4042234715
9thA48(M)151912

Council areas covering NP10

Collisions in NP10 were recorded in 2 council areas. Newport has 2,754 of 2,840 (97%).

Collisions in NP10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewport2,7543,86862464
2ndCaerphilly82122120

Towns in NP10

Collisions in NP10 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Newport, Newport (806) and Rogerstone (247).