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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1998, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (507), and casualties fell from 814.

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

Collisions in 1998
511
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
764
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1998

2.7% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious11022%
  • Slight38776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious14118%
  • Slight60980%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 511, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.8%)
  • February37 (7.2%)
  • March50 (9.8%)
  • April39 (7.6%)
  • May48 (9.4%)
  • June36 (7%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August32 (6.3%)
  • September39 (7.6%)
  • October50 (9.8%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December47 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (19%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (51%)
  • Wet or damp216 (42%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (35%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph255 (50%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3%)
  • 16 to 20122 (16%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35155 (20%)
  • 36 to 45116 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)
  • Not recorded38 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (65%)
  • Passenger215 (28%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car681 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 171st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1998

The A617 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1998: 41, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA617416146
2ndA463451010
3rdA6143352110
4thA6075325206
5thA1315836
6thB6166252913
7thA612243315
8thA616192406
9thB6030162802
10thB6326162903
11thA6097152205
12thA1133131303
13thA17122913
14thB116461102
15thB60206811
16thB60344500
17thB63864702
18thM14801
19thB63253501
20thB63873300

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1998

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1998: 82.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1998

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1998: 171.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years