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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1988, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (587), and casualties fell from 822.

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

Collisions in 1988
561
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
806
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious13524%
  • Slight42175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious16120%
  • Slight63979%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 561, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday83 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.5%)
  • February43 (7.7%)
  • March41 (7.3%)
  • April47 (8.4%)
  • May39 (7%)
  • June38 (6.8%)
  • July45 (8%)
  • August47 (8.4%)
  • September48 (8.6%)
  • October49 (8.7%)
  • November78 (14%)
  • December44 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (59%)
  • Wet or damp201 (36%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (37%)
  • 40 mph54 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph242 (43%)
  • 70 mph47 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.2%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (12%)
  • Cyclist81 (10%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20193 (24%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35146 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7548 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider498 (62%)
  • Passenger239 (30%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (66%)
  • Motorcycle98 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 160th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1988

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1988: 57, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465781211
2ndA14680114
3rdA6065394607
4thA617385308
5thA616313905
6thA614295717
7thA6075273206
8thA17243812
9thA6097223408
10thA612152305
11thB6020152704
12thA1133101402
13thB603091205
14thB63867801
15thB603461103
16thB11853300
17thB60293300
18thB11642601
19thA601200
20thA60301200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1988

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1988: 113.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1988

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1988: 213.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years