Peter Charles John Griffin
Police Constable

Peter Charles John Griffin

Accident
End of Watch March 15, 1960
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in hospital as the result of injuries received when he was knocked down while directing lorries to a checkpoint for a routine check at Liswerry.

Died in hospital from injuries received when he was knocked down while directing lorries to a routine checkpoint at Liswerry.

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Permanent identifier
BO-GB-NBP-5A4B6535
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April 8, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Griffin served with the Newport Borough Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Griffin.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity nbpd.iow.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 15, 1960
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Peter Charles John Griffin is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Newport Borough Police, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Newport Borough Police
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter Charles John Griffin's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Peter Charles John Griffin Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter Charles John Griffin is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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