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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1995, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1994 (484), and casualties fell from 755.

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

Collisions in 1995
465
Down 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
700
Down 7% on 1994
Fatal collisions
20
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1995

4.3% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1995 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.3%
  • Serious11525%
  • Slight33071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.6%
  • Serious14320%
  • Slight53276%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 465, down 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (17%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (11%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February22 (4.7%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April41 (8.8%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June43 (9.2%)
  • July38 (8.2%)
  • August30 (6.5%)
  • September41 (8.8%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November36 (7.7%)
  • December42 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (64%)
  • Wet or damp147 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (39%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph222 (48%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (68%)
  • Cyclist56 (8%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6%)
  • 16 to 20120 (17%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (19%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (59%)
  • Passenger233 (33%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1995.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1995

The A617 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1995: 45, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6174564412
2ndA1315439
3rdA46304937
4thB6166274106
5thA614264515
6thA612253917
7thB6326233527
8thA616223819
9thA6097142233
10thA6075131702
11thB6020121602
12thA1133111814
13thB6030111703
14thB63867902
15thB63875800
16thA604601
17thB60344700
18thA173401
19thB11642602
20thB60751100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1995

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1995: 74.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1995

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1995: 148.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1995, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years