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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1999, and 713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (511), and casualties fell from 764.

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

Collisions in 1999
492
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
713
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 1999

2.6% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight38879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious10214%
  • Slight59684%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 492, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday88 (18%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.5%)
  • February36 (7.3%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April44 (8.9%)
  • May44 (8.9%)
  • June41 (8.3%)
  • July41 (8.3%)
  • August36 (7.3%)
  • September34 (6.9%)
  • October34 (6.9%)
  • November39 (7.9%)
  • December59 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (53%)
  • Wet or damp178 (36%)
  • Frost or ice35 (7.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (34%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph263 (53%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (87%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.9%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (68%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35160 (22%)
  • 36 to 45113 (16%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (64%)
  • Passenger200 (28%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 170th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 1999

The A617 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 1999: 40, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA617405417
2ndA13760211
3rdA614345723
4thA612273916
5thA46233504
6thA6097233914
7thA6075212611
8thB6326212414
9thA1133182706
10thA616173915
11thB6030172102
12thB6166172002
13thB602091301
14thB603471002
15thB638671001
16thA1751100
17thB116451102
18thB63252310
19thB63872300

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1999

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 1999: 63.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 1999

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 1999: 134.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years