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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 604 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1990, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1989 (680), and casualties fell from 971.

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

Collisions in 1990
604
Down 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
943
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1990

2.6% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight45675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious17218%
  • Slight75480%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 604, down 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (16%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday110 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.1%)
  • February45 (7.5%)
  • March41 (6.8%)
  • April54 (8.9%)
  • May51 (8.4%)
  • June59 (9.8%)
  • July68 (11%)
  • August37 (6.1%)
  • September40 (6.6%)
  • October51 (8.4%)
  • November55 (9.1%)
  • December54 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry384 (64%)
  • Wet or damp198 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (41%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph259 (43%)
  • 70 mph48 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (53%)
  • Bus or coach occupant104 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (10%)
  • Cyclist91 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian65 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant46 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20207 (22%)
  • 21 to 25142 (15%)
  • 26 to 35152 (16%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5589 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.4%)
  • Over 7552 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider535 (57%)
  • Passenger343 (36%)
  • Pedestrian65 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle91 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Newark and Sherwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newark and Sherwood ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 150th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1990

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1990: 57, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46578218
2ndA149119414
3rdA6144572212
4thA617405819
5thA6075297218
6thA6065243002
7thA6097233424
8thA612212805
9thA616162513
10thB6030142604
11thA1133122415
12thA17111803
13thB6020101302
14thB6034101502
15thB638681402
16thB63878902
17thA606800
18thB61666701
19thB63266601
20thB11855501

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1990

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1990: 128.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1990

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1990: 213.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1990, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years