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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1985, and 798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (586), and casualties fell from 802.

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

Collisions in 1985
571
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
798
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
20
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1985

3.5% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.5%
  • Serious15527%
  • Slight39669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.8%
  • Serious18023%
  • Slight59675%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 571, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (12%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7%)
  • February41 (7.2%)
  • March34 (6%)
  • April48 (8.4%)
  • May39 (6.8%)
  • June44 (7.7%)
  • July31 (5.4%)
  • August64 (11%)
  • September56 (9.8%)
  • October51 (8.9%)
  • November71 (12%)
  • December52 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (61%)
  • Wet or damp189 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.7%)
  • Snow10 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph250 (44%)
  • 40 mph59 (10%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph213 (37%)
  • 70 mph34 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (19%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Cyclist87 (11%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20225 (28%)
  • 21 to 25116 (15%)
  • 26 to 35113 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3%)
  • Over 7540 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (63%)
  • Passenger208 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (60%)
  • Motorcycle152 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 157th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1985

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1985: 61, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA466190315
2ndA6175483315
3rdA6144261110
4thA6065415018
5thA1346819
6thA6075293509
7thA612232908
8thA616172717
9thB6030162333
10thA17141902
11thA113391004
12thA6091622
13thA609771211
14thB60207902
15thB60297802
16thB60345500
17thB11854401
18thB60053801
19thB63862200
20thB63872201

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1985

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1985: 114.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1985

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1985: 189.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years