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Newark and Sherwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,646 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025, and 29,797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 540 were fatal and 4,860 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 223 collisions, level with 2024 (224), and casualties rose from 265 to 279.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,646
160th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29,797
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
540
2.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
223
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood

2.6% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5402.6%
  • Serious4,86024%
  • Slight15,24674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6002%
  • Serious5,90020%
  • Slight23,29778%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. In 2025 there were 223, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 223
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025223279
2024224265
2023252326
2022231311
2021224302
2020181218
2019274335
2018286389
2017325440
2016298421
2015321424
2014325443
2013282391
2012360500
2011324451
2010349474
2009366510
2008415577
2007495692
2006446679
2005456667
2004490769
2003485783
2002462744
2001486712
2000503761
1999492713
1998511764
1997507814
1996457700
1995465700
1994484755
1993510768
1992550824
1991572816
1990604943
1989680971
1988561806
1987587822
1986575843
1985571798
1984586802
1983528715
1982591895
1981531718
1980646951
1979555816

When and where crashes happen in Newark and Sherwood

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,842 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,789 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,786 (13%)
  • Thursday2,985 (14%)
  • Friday3,591 (17%)
  • Saturday3,051 (15%)
  • Sunday2,602 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59709 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59433 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,743 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,158 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,590 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,038 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,991 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,719 (8.3%)
  • February1,478 (7.2%)
  • March1,576 (7.6%)
  • April1,588 (7.7%)
  • May1,696 (8.2%)
  • June1,732 (8.4%)
  • July1,766 (8.6%)
  • August1,663 (8.1%)
  • September1,754 (8.5%)
  • October1,840 (8.9%)
  • November1,952 (9.5%)
  • December1,882 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,812 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,111 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,463 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown189 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit71 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,582 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,485 (12%)
  • Fog or mist345 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds272 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds176 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds169 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds46 (0.2%)
  • Other308 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded263 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,601 (61%)
  • Wet or damp6,700 (32%)
  • Frost or ice779 (3.8%)
  • Snow199 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep87 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel25 (0.1%)
  • Mud21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded234 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph21 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph8,335 (40%)
  • 40 mph1,495 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph839 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph8,400 (41%)
  • 70 mph1,552 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17,438 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway1,637 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout1,300 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road246 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,544 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist3,388 (11%)
  • Cyclist2,494 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian2,350 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant1,410 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)571 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant479 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant210 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant163 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant118 (0.4%)
  • Other61 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5642 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,058 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 151,578 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 205,528 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,630 (12%)
  • 26 to 355,173 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,852 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,055 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,121 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 751,325 (4.4%)
  • Over 751,050 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded785 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,037 (64%)
  • Passenger8,410 (28%)
  • Pedestrian2,350 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car25,312 (68%)
  • Motorcycle3,367 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,695 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2,581 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,079 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach451 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle326 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car166 (0.4%)
  • Minibus119 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle76 (0.2%)
  • Other50 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Newark and Sherwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newark and Sherwood ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 160th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
157thMiddlesbrough20,82326,8452722,902
158thLancaster20,79628,4574024,467
159thStratford-on-Avon20,77830,0736575,910
160thNewark and Sherwood (this area)20,64629,7975404,860
161stMid Sussex20,63628,7503944,264
162ndCanterbury20,51527,2143543,817
163rdBassetlaw20,36429,1894924,801

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood, with 677 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025: 1,732, including 56 fatal and 356 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461,7322,61656356
2ndA6171,4792,30056373
3rdA11,4412,41365342
4thA6141,3282,27437298
5thA60758681,28223188
6thA6168551,37030234
7thA6127611,11125211
8thB616664583312106
9thA609763399433184
10thB632660377811106
11thB603049774012118
12thB60204956729105
13thA1746073321114
14thA60654355381297
15thA113338455810100
16thB6386261366657
17thB6034222339561
18thB6387138192343
19thB11641331981043
20thA601001641022

Towns in Newark and Sherwood

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025: 3,939.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025: 7,461.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood

Of the latest 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity