Newent road traffic accidents
Newent recorded 90 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 119 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 16 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were down 20% on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 16
- Casualties
- 119
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 16
- Casualties
- 119
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Newent
Roads in Newent
Postcode districts in Newent
Accidents in Newent
Road collision statistics for Newent
Collisions recorded
90
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
119
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
16
17.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Newent
Collisions in Newent are most frequently recorded on a Monday (20% of the total), with 22.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
98.9% of recorded collisions in Newent happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Newent have produced 119 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 8 collisions, Monday 18 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 11 collisions, Thursday 14 collisions, Friday 18 collisions, Saturday 9 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 70 collisions, Darkness 20 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 89 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 75 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 7 collisions, 60 mph 5 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 78 collisions, Raining no high winds 6 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions, Other 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 72 casualties, Passenger 20 casualties, Pedestrian 27 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Newent
How many road accidents have there been in Newent?
90 collisions have been recorded in Newent in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 119 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Newent were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 16 were serious — 17.8% of all recorded collisions in Newent resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Newent?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Newent, accounting for 20% of them, and 22.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Newent happen on?
98.9% of collisions in Newent are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Newent?
Pedestrians make up 22.7% of the 119 casualties recorded in Newent.
Is road safety in Newent getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Newent fell 20% in 2024 compared with 2023, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Newent come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Newent cover 1999 to 2024.