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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 531 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1981, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1980 (646), and casualties fell from 951.

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

Collisions in 1981
531
Down 18% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
718
Down 25% on 1980
Fatal collisions
22
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1981

4.1% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.1%
  • Serious18234%
  • Slight32762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.1%
  • Serious21931%
  • Slight47766%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 531, down 18% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (11%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (12%)
  • Friday104 (20%)
  • Saturday95 (18%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.6%)
  • February32 (6%)
  • March41 (7.7%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May43 (8.1%)
  • June39 (7.3%)
  • July50 (9.4%)
  • August47 (8.9%)
  • September52 (9.8%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December35 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (28%)
  • Frost or ice30 (5.6%)
  • Snow12 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph255 (48%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph197 (37%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20228 (32%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (13%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (62%)
  • Passenger208 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (59%)
  • Motorcycle182 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 168th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
168th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1981

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1981: 51, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465173312
2ndA60653238210
3rdA60753039010
4thA617304209
5thA614274126
6thA1245428
7thA616223137
8thB6020202916
9thA6097161928
10thB6030151803
11thA612141705
12thA1133101104
13thA17101516
14thA6091506
15thB60345703
16thA61332201
17thB63862320
18thB63872200
19thA60301100
20thA60951100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1981

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1981: 122.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1981

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1981: 186.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1981, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years