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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1996, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (465), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1996
457
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
700
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1996

2.6% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1996 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious11425%
  • Slight33172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious14320%
  • Slight54177%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 457, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (12%)
  • Friday61 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.9%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March30 (6.6%)
  • April47 (10%)
  • May30 (6.6%)
  • June37 (8.1%)
  • July41 (9%)
  • August37 (8.1%)
  • September43 (9.4%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November31 (6.8%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (62%)
  • Wet or damp134 (29%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.7%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph166 (36%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph232 (51%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (86%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.5%)
  • 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 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35165 (24%)
  • 36 to 4587 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (62%)
  • Passenger222 (32%)
  • Pedestrian47 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1996.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1996

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1996: 38, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46386324
2ndA617375708
3rdA616355027
4thB6166334615
5thA1304608
6thA614294518
7thB6326263006
8thA612214426
9thA6075193406
10thA6097173318
11thB603071201
12thB638671502
13thA11336811
14thB602051001
15thA174703
16thB60344701
17thB11641110
18thB61391100
19thB63251200
20thB63871100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1996

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1996: 86.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1996

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1996: 159.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1996, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years