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Newport (Telford and Wrekin) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 739 road traffic collisions in Newport, Telford and Wrekin, from 1979 to 2025, and 897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 186 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
739
919th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
897
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
186
215 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Newport

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious18625%
  • Slight54674%

What the data shows

  • Newport had 61 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 109 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Newport were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 168 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newport, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Newport.

Where Newport ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
919th
Most casualties
932nd
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
735th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (11%)
  • Tuesday113 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (13%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday147 (20%)
  • Saturday105 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight547 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway684 (93%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph613 (83%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph79 (11%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds617 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant405 (45%)
  • Pedestrian192 (21%)
  • Cyclist144 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (15%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newport road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newport, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Newport peaked at 36 in 1983; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251015
2024911
202356
202256
202133
202089
2019911
201833
201768
201634
201579
20141416
2013912
20121215
20111213
20101010
20091010
20081114
20071318
20061111
2005914
20041720
20031316
20021418
20011012
20002122
19991415
19981013
19971822
19962431
19952025
19941620
19931619
19922839
19912432
19902127
19892630
19883034
19871722
19862627
19852327
19842628
19833643
19823546
19812024
19802225
19793342

Map of recent crashes in Newport

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newport

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newport

The 24 most recent collisions in Newport happened between 19 January 2023 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newport

The A518 has the most collisions in Newport, 141 of 739 (19%), followed by the A41 (133).

Collisions in Newport on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA518141174141
2ndA41133163344
3rdA5192838013
4thB5062222912

Council area for Newport

Newport is in Telford and Wrekin, where police recorded 17,210 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Newport accounts for 4.3% of them.

Postcode district for Newport

All 739 collisions in Newport were in the TF10 postcode district.