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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1979, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,646 collisions in Newark and Sherwood.

Collisions in 1979
555
Casualties in 1979
816
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1979

1.1% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious19635%
  • Slight35364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious24330%
  • Slight56769%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 555.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday110 (20%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.3%)
  • February33 (5.9%)
  • March52 (9.4%)
  • April51 (9.2%)
  • May43 (7.7%)
  • June44 (7.9%)
  • July36 (6.5%)
  • August48 (8.6%)
  • September36 (6.5%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November46 (8.3%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (56%)
  • Wet or damp163 (29%)
  • Frost or ice42 (7.6%)
  • Snow38 (6.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph256 (46%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph191 (34%)
  • 70 mph42 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway487 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (21%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)
  • Cyclist66 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20243 (30%)
  • 21 to 2587 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (14%)
  • 36 to 4584 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (57%)
  • Passenger257 (31%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (54%)
  • Motorcycle178 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Newark and Sherwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newark and Sherwood ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 166th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1979

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1979: 56, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465689122
2ndA6173954020
3rdA60653646111
4thA1325528
5thA6142956012
6thA17243405
7thA612213706
8thA6075192603
9thA6097132507
10thB6020131714
11thB6030131906
12thA616101305
13thA6081801
14thB63867802
15thB63877702
16thB60345503
17thA11334401
18thB11643503
19thB6833301
20thA61332301

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1979

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1979: 122.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1979

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1979: 196.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years