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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1987, and 822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (575), and casualties fell from 843.

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

Collisions in 1987
587
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
822
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight44576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious15419%
  • Slight65680%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 587, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (12%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.3%)
  • February49 (8.3%)
  • March52 (8.9%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May46 (7.8%)
  • June62 (11%)
  • July50 (8.5%)
  • August54 (9.2%)
  • September54 (9.2%)
  • October57 (9.7%)
  • November39 (6.6%)
  • December43 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (61%)
  • Wet or damp200 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (42%)
  • 40 mph56 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph235 (40%)
  • 70 mph43 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (13%)
  • Cyclist85 (10%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20186 (23%)
  • 21 to 25126 (15%)
  • 26 to 35120 (15%)
  • 36 to 4585 (10%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.1%)
  • Over 7543 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (61%)
  • Passenger243 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (66%)
  • Motorcycle101 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 147th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1987

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1987: 77, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4677116119
2ndA617486518
3rdA14766211
4thA614365603
5thA6065333727
6thA6075304916
7thA17233105
8thB6030182609
9thA616173514
10thA612161905
11thA6097111702
12thB6020101902
13thB603491802
14thA6071002
15thB63867901
16thA11336802
17thB11644401
18thB63874503
19thB11853301
20thB60293300

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1987

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1987: 127.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1987

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1987: 207.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years