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NP19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,902 road traffic collisions in the NP19 postcode district, Newport, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 1,161 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 67 collisions, up 49% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
5,902
346th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,573
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
83 people killed
Serious collisions
1,161
1,269 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
67
Up 49% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
76
Up 43% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal761.3%
  • Serious1,16120%
  • Slight4,66579%

What the data shows

  • NP19 had 644 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 955 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in NP19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,464 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP19, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in NP19.

Where NP19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
346th
Most casualties
373rd
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
233rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday809 (14%)
  • Tuesday880 (15%)
  • Wednesday856 (15%)
  • Thursday864 (15%)
  • Friday1,030 (17%)
  • Saturday844 (14%)
  • Sunday619 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,207 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,550 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,734 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway828 (14%)
  • Roundabout225 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph116 (2%)
  • 30 mph4,864 (82%)
  • 40 mph129 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph188 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph237 (4%)
  • 70 mph368 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,528 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds863 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds110 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other207 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded71 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,861 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,860 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist810 (11%)
  • Cyclist582 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant120 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant88 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)73 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant45 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP19 peaked at 201 in 1999; 2025 had 67.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 67
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256776
20244553
20235570
20227796
20215766
20204661
201982112
201878107
201774104
20166384
201574106
201492132
201389112
201285113
20116686
201094121
2009117155
2008117139
2007127173
200694130
2005109139
2004132179
2003155188
2002150210
2001151210
2000141188
1999201286
1998174251
1997165234
1996159207
1995171213
1994147190
1993161216
1992153188
1991146175
1990169193
1989181241
1988147185
1987161196
1986163189
1985148175
1984192224
1983159182
1982166198
1981170205
1980159195
1979173220

Map of recent crashes in NP19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP19

The 24 most recent collisions in NP19 happened between 10 September and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP19

The A48 has the most collisions in NP19, 1,006 of 5,902 (17%), followed by the A455 (583).

Collisions in NP19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA481,0061,34813203
2ndA45558373314130
3rdB45914705784101
4thB4596463572796
5thM44026301042
6thB4237390508274
7thA4677178120
8thA4042435811
9thA4810354918
10thB4101421
11thB423681300
12thA45810

Council area for NP19

NP19 is in Newport, where police recorded 18,188 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NP19 accounts for 32% of them.

Town in NP19

Of the 5,902 collisions in NP19, 5,317 (90%) were in Newport, Newport.