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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 586 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1984, and 802 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (528), and casualties rose from 715.

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

Collisions in 1984
586
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
802
Up 12% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1984

2.4% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious17330%
  • Slight39968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious18924%
  • Slight59875%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 586, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (18%)
  • Sunday85 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.7%)
  • February43 (7.3%)
  • March39 (6.7%)
  • April36 (6.1%)
  • May46 (7.8%)
  • June50 (8.5%)
  • July45 (7.7%)
  • August64 (11%)
  • September49 (8.4%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November44 (7.5%)
  • December55 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (63%)
  • Wet or damp169 (29%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph269 (46%)
  • 40 mph59 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph206 (35%)
  • 70 mph46 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (22%)
  • Cyclist92 (11%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant43 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20227 (28%)
  • 21 to 25134 (17%)
  • 26 to 35115 (14%)
  • 36 to 4582 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider498 (62%)
  • Passenger225 (28%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (58%)
  • Motorcycle179 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • 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 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 153rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1984

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1984: 65, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA466585016
2ndA14364118
3rdA6143761115
4thA6173762110
5thA6065334017
6thA60752227010
7thB6020223104
8thA612203315
9thA616182815
10thB6030172903
11thA17161817
12thA6097101415
13thB6386101113
14thB602981011
15thB63877902
16thA11336601
17thA604811
18thB11644402
19thB11854400
20thB60054501

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1984

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1984: 148.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1984

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1984: 223.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years