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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1982, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1981 (531), and casualties rose from 718.

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

Collisions in 1982
591
Up 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
895
Up 25% on 1981
Fatal collisions
21
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1982

3.6% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.6%
  • Serious18331%
  • Slight38765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.2%
  • Serious24327%
  • Slight62370%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 591, up 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday119 (20%)
  • Saturday92 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.1%)
  • February35 (5.9%)
  • March43 (7.3%)
  • April42 (7.1%)
  • May49 (8.3%)
  • June46 (7.8%)
  • July54 (9.1%)
  • August52 (8.8%)
  • September68 (12%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November56 (9.5%)
  • December53 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (63%)
  • Wet or damp190 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (48%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph209 (35%)
  • 70 mph41 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (21%)
  • Pedestrian87 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist82 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant36 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20263 (29%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (15%)
  • 36 to 4582 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (59%)
  • Passenger278 (31%)
  • Pedestrian87 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (60%)
  • Motorcycle184 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 151st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
151st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1982

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1982: 47, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464768115
2ndA6174569317
3rdA143130517
4thA60653242213
5thA614325308
6thA173149311
7thA6075283915
8thA612202605
9thB6020141705
10thA616121812
11thA609791421
12thB603091712
13thA113361203
14thA605902
15thB63875502
16thA61334400
17thB60053301
18thA6112200
19thB11852200
20thB60972401

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1982

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1982: 153.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1982

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1982: 244.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1982, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years