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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1983, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (591), and casualties fell from 895.

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

Collisions in 1983
528
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
715
Down 20% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious15930%
  • Slight35868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious20328%
  • Slight50170%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 528, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.6%)
  • February26 (4.9%)
  • March27 (5.1%)
  • April40 (7.6%)
  • May69 (13%)
  • June40 (7.6%)
  • July43 (8.1%)
  • August35 (6.6%)
  • September48 (9.1%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December45 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (65%)
  • Wet or damp162 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph256 (48%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph182 (34%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (21%)
  • Pedestrian101 (14%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1563 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20195 (27%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (14%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (59%)
  • Passenger194 (27%)
  • Pedestrian101 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (60%)
  • Motorcycle155 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (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 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Newark and Sherwood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newark and Sherwood ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 165th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1983

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1983: 52, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465275113
2ndA13254215
3rdA617325636
4thA6065283216
5thA172634211
6thA6075262806
7thA6142553011
8thB6020172305
9thA616162006
10thA612141706
11thB6030101403
12thA609781104
13thA11337902
14thA606801
15thB60975501
16thB63865601
17thB60054901
18thB638731002
19thB11642201
20thB60342201

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1983

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1983: 127.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1983

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1983: 211.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years