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A4072 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40 collisions on the A4072 from 1979 to 2022, with 51 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 12 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the A4072 was on 24 January 2022.

Collisions since 1979
40
4,749th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
51
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
12
12 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
24 Jan 2022
Busiest year
1979
8 collisions

Crash severity on the A4072

None of the 40 collisions on the A4072 were fatal, and 30% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2022

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1230%
  • Slight2870%

Where the A4072 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,749th
Most casualties
4,769th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

A4072 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4072 peaked at 8 in 1979, and none have been recorded since 2022.

Collisions and casualties on the A4072, 1979 to 2022

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202213
202111
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201544
201411
201300
201211
201111
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198700
198600
198500
198400
198378
198269
198166
198046
1979811

When crashes happen on the A4072

Monday has the most collisions on the A4072 (8), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (11).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (20%)
  • Tuesday7 (18%)
  • Wednesday4 (10%)
  • Thursday7 (18%)
  • Friday4 (10%)
  • Saturday7 (18%)
  • Sunday3 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (20%)
  • 9am to noon6 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (28%)
  • 3pm to 6pm5 (13%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (13%)
  • February1 (2.5%)
  • March8 (20%)
  • April5 (13%)
  • May2 (5%)
  • June7 (18%)
  • July2 (5%)
  • August1 (2.5%)
  • September3 (7.5%)
  • October2 (5%)
  • November1 (2.5%)
  • December3 (7.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight33 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4072 crashes

On the A4072, 68% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (68%)
  • 40 mph3 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (5%)
  • 70 mph8 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (18%)
  • Other1 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry25 (63%)
  • Wet or damp14 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway23 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (28%)
  • Roundabout6 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4072 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the A4072, followed by motorcyclists (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant28 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (22%)
  • Pedestrian7 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42 (61%)
  • Motorcycle10 (14%)
  • Bus or coach6 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2%)
  • 6 to 101 (2%)
  • 11 to 151 (2%)
  • 16 to 209 (18%)
  • 21 to 2510 (20%)
  • 26 to 358 (16%)
  • 36 to 458 (16%)
  • 46 to 552 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 659 (18%)
  • 66 to 751 (2%)
  • Over 751 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30 (59%)
  • Passenger14 (27%)
  • Pedestrian7 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A4072

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A4072

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4072 crashes by council area

All 40 collisions on the A4072 were in Newport.

Collisions on the A4072 in each area, 1979 to 2022
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewport4051012

A4072 crashes by town

Of the 40 collisions on the A4072, 17 were in the built-up area of Newport, Newport.

Latest recorded crashes on the A4072

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A4072, from 24 April 1981 to 24 January 2022.

Severity