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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1992, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1991 (572), and casualties rose from 816.

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

Collisions in 1992
550
Down 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
824
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1992

2.4% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious13324%
  • Slight40473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious16520%
  • Slight64678%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1992 is highlighted, with 550, down 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (12%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday83 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.2%)
  • February44 (8%)
  • March36 (6.5%)
  • April37 (6.7%)
  • May47 (8.5%)
  • June62 (11%)
  • July47 (8.5%)
  • August36 (6.5%)
  • September44 (8%)
  • October51 (9.3%)
  • November49 (8.9%)
  • December52 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Fog or mist25 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (55%)
  • Wet or damp220 (40%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (38%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph248 (45%)
  • 70 mph52 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant565 (69%)
  • Cyclist77 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20133 (16%)
  • 21 to 25114 (14%)
  • 26 to 35159 (19%)
  • 36 to 4591 (11%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider497 (60%)
  • Passenger263 (32%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 146th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1992

The A1 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1992: 49, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14991117
2ndA617416308
3rdA614336416
4thB6166263014
5thA612253515
6thA46244025
7thA6075243506
8thA6097244219
9thA616213916
10thB6326182603
11thB6020172801
12thB6030132115
13thB6034122414
14thA113391102
15thA175700
16thA605800
17thB63873301
18thB11642410
19thB63862300
20thA60651200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1992

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1992: 102.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1992

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1992: 181.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1992, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years