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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1997, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1996 (457), and casualties rose from 700.

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

Collisions in 1997
507
Up 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
814
Up 16% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1997

2.8% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious11122%
  • Slight38275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious14518%
  • Slight65280%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 507, up 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.7%)
  • February34 (6.7%)
  • March41 (8.1%)
  • April47 (9.3%)
  • May48 (9.5%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July45 (8.9%)
  • August40 (7.9%)
  • September32 (6.3%)
  • October36 (7.1%)
  • November48 (9.5%)
  • December49 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fog or mist15 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (60%)
  • Wet or damp198 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (36%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph249 (49%)
  • 70 mph39 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20143 (18%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (19%)
  • 36 to 45101 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded43 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (60%)
  • Passenger276 (34%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car697 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1997.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1997

The A617 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1997: 46, including 5 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6174689510
2ndA614377309
3rdA1356019
4thA46356616
5thB6166314405
6thA60972636010
7thA616255414
8thA6075243414
9thA612223408
10thB6326202622
11thB1164142416
12thB6030142604
13thA1133111704
14thA176700
15thB60206702
16thB603461001
17thB63864702
18thB63874501
19thB11901200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1997

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1997: 79.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1997

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1997: 156.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years