Crap Towns / Newport / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Newport?
There were 4.4 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Newport from 2021 to 2025, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 5.4, up from 4.3 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Newport | – | 4.4 |
| Sandown | 10.6 km | 3.5 |
| Gosport | 15.1 km | 3.1 |
| Ventnor | 13.1 km | 3.1 |
| Ryde | 10.0 km | 2.9 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 13.6 km | 2.6 |
| Holbury | 15.8 km | 2.3 |
| Cowes | 5.6 km | 2.2 |
| Shanklin | 11.4 km | 2.0 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 14.5 km | 1.7 |
| East Cowes | 5.8 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |