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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 575 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1986, and 843 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (571), and casualties rose from 798.

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

Collisions in 1986
575
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
843
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
25
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1986

4.3% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.3%
  • Serious15126%
  • Slight39969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.4%
  • Serious20024%
  • Slight61473%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 575, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday108 (19%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.8%)
  • February44 (7.7%)
  • March42 (7.3%)
  • April44 (7.7%)
  • May53 (9.2%)
  • June48 (8.3%)
  • July55 (9.6%)
  • August46 (8%)
  • September51 (8.9%)
  • October45 (7.8%)
  • November43 (7.5%)
  • December65 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (64%)
  • Wet or damp167 (29%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph247 (43%)
  • 40 mph56 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph233 (41%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (16%)
  • Pedestrian85 (10%)
  • Cyclist77 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1572 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20214 (25%)
  • 21 to 25117 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (12%)
  • 36 to 4595 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.2%)
  • Over 7541 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (58%)
  • Passenger266 (32%)
  • Pedestrian85 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (65%)
  • Motorcycle126 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Newark and Sherwood

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newark and Sherwood ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 161st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1986

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1986: 56, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465678210
2ndA6065485527
3rdA1407037
4thA6174060213
5thA6143770212
6thA17354619
7thA6075275127
8thA616204118
9thA612192514
10thB6020172517
11thA6097131813
12thB603082016
13thA11337802
14thB638661202
15thB60055801
16thB60295602
17thA604520
18thB63874702
19thB11853301
20thA521100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1986

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1986: 133.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1986

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1986: 240.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1986, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years