Skip to main content
CrashStats

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1989, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1988 (561), and casualties rose from 806.

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

Collisions in 1989
680
Up 21% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
971
Up 20% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious14321%
  • Slight52778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious17818%
  • Slight78381%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 680, up 21% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday116 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.9%)
  • February43 (6.3%)
  • March58 (8.5%)
  • April48 (7.1%)
  • May43 (6.3%)
  • June69 (10%)
  • July52 (7.6%)
  • August49 (7.2%)
  • September67 (9.9%)
  • October46 (6.8%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December79 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (59%)
  • Wet or damp262 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (39%)
  • 40 mph68 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph294 (43%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway608 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant604 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist94 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian80 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20207 (21%)
  • 21 to 25136 (14%)
  • 26 to 35165 (17%)
  • 36 to 45113 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.9%)
  • Over 7569 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (63%)
  • Passenger283 (29%)
  • Pedestrian80 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle96 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 134th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1989

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1989: 74, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4674117114
2ndA614509119
3rdA6175081012
4thA1385527
5thA6065385407
6thA17345117
7thA6075324706
8thA612304526
9thA616293504
10thA6097243017
11thB6030152402
12thB6034142514
13thB6020131404
14thB638691102
15thB638761003
16thA11335502
17thA605600
18thB11645502
19thB11854601
20thB60294501

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1989

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1989: 145.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1989

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1989: 244.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years