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NP20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,640 road traffic collisions in the NP20 postcode district, Newport, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 85 were fatal and 1,172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
6,640
224th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,727
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
85
86 people killed
Serious collisions
1,172
1,330 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NP20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal851.3%
  • Serious1,17218%
  • Slight5,38381%

What the data shows

  • NP20 had 643 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 1,048 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in NP20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,222 children under 16 were killed or injured in NP20, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in NP20.

Where NP20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
224th
Most casualties
238th
Most fatal collisions
444th
Most serious collisions
222nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday949 (14%)
  • Tuesday960 (14%)
  • Wednesday959 (14%)
  • Thursday957 (14%)
  • Friday1,185 (18%)
  • Saturday969 (15%)
  • Sunday661 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,768 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,678 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown86 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit54 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,657 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway2,104 (32%)
  • Roundabout476 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road361 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph133 (2%)
  • 30 mph4,688 (71%)
  • 40 mph716 (11%)
  • 50 mph155 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph118 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph826 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,056 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,028 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds115 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other240 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded100 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,939 (57%)
  • Pedestrian1,787 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist830 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist480 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant191 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant149 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant139 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)82 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant56 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant56 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NP20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NP20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NP20 peaked at 223 in 1990; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255260
20245565
20235362
20225974
20215678
20205877
2019101134
20185577
20178399
201671101
201586109
2014112141
2013106147
20126783
201190122
2010115151
2009116154
2008129158
2007116155
2006111171
2005139195
2004161223
2003153226
2002162212
2001149201
2000181253
1999216339
1998214300
1997206275
1996176246
1995166236
1994176217
1993161210
1992203266
1991182235
1990223281
1989180240
1988185240
1987178216
1986176224
1985196234
1984186224
1983205248
1982211257
1981189236
1980177209
1979198266

Map of recent crashes in NP20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NP20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NP20

The 24 most recent collisions in NP20 happened between 28 June and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NP20

The A4042 has the most collisions in NP20, 1,568 of 6,640 (24%), followed by the M4 (772).

Collisions in NP20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40421,5682,02630326
2ndM47721,2281484
3rdA486598898114
4thA4051415604453
5thB4591314389357
6thB4237135189319
7thA46787113119
8thB42418310109
9thB424077105011
10thA468212507
11thA4121601
12thB46800
13thB45964400

Council areas covering NP20

Collisions in NP20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Newport has 6,551 of 6,640 (99%).

Collisions in NP20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewport6,5518,604851,163
2ndTorfaen8611909

Town in NP20

Of the 6,640 collisions in NP20, 5,035 (76%) were in Newport, Newport.