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Newport (Uttlesford) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Newport, Uttlesford, from 1979 to 2025, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
157
2,214th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
197
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
37
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Newport

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3724%
  • Slight11875%

What the data shows

  • Newport had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 23 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Newport were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 37 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 27% of collisions in Newport.

Where Newport ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,214th
Most casualties
2,293rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday34 (22%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (82%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant102 (52%)
  • Pedestrian43 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

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 12 in 1988; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202444
202300
202234
202111
202011
201911
201800
201724
201611
201500
201445
201334
201222
201134
201011
200900
200833
200722
200656
200511
2004810
200367
2002410
200177
200078
1999810
199833
199779
199647
199512
1994611
199357
199211
199136
199022
198955
19881214
198735
198633
198500
198455
198333
198255
198155
198033
197945

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 27 October 2011 and 13 November 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newport

The B1383 has the most collisions in Newport, 116 of 157 (74%), followed by the B1038 (15).

Collisions in Newport on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1383116153227
2ndB1038151606
3rdA114500

Council area for Newport

Newport is in Uttlesford, where police recorded 13,365 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Newport accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Newport

All 157 collisions in Newport were in the CB11 postcode district.