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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1980, and 951 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1979 (555), and casualties rose from 816.

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

Collisions in 1980
646
Up 16% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
951
Up 17% on 1979
Fatal collisions
21
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.3%
  • Serious20932%
  • Slight41664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.4%
  • Serious26328%
  • Slight66570%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 646, up 16% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (11%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (17%)
  • Sunday91 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8%)
  • February37 (5.7%)
  • March59 (9.1%)
  • April36 (5.6%)
  • May54 (8.4%)
  • June71 (11%)
  • July46 (7.1%)
  • August53 (8.2%)
  • September62 (9.6%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November60 (9.3%)
  • December51 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (60%)
  • Wet or damp225 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (47%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph220 (34%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist193 (20%)
  • Pedestrian99 (10%)
  • Cyclist87 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant53 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5%)
  • 11 to 1571 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20264 (28%)
  • 21 to 25118 (12%)
  • 26 to 35152 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5561 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.5%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (57%)
  • Passenger307 (32%)
  • Pedestrian99 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (58%)
  • Motorcycle193 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Newark and Sherwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newark and Sherwood ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 131st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1980

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1980: 55, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465588330
2ndA60654864012
3rdA6174165215
4thA6075334403
5thA13253311
6thA614325734
7thA17254109
8thA612203409
9thA6097182809
10thA1133142724
11thB6020142205
12thB6030132913
13thA60111813
14thA616101610
15thB63867701
16thB116461222
17thA1(M)51402
18thB63875911
19thA60782200
20thA61332200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1980

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1980: 165.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1980

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1980: 241.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1980, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years