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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2000, and 761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (492), and casualties rose from 713.

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

Collisions in 2000
503
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
761
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2000

2.2% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2000 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious11222%
  • Slight38076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious13918%
  • Slight61080%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 503, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday83 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday82 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (11%)
  • February35 (7%)
  • March38 (7.6%)
  • April37 (7.4%)
  • May34 (6.8%)
  • June38 (7.6%)
  • July27 (5.4%)
  • August38 (7.6%)
  • September56 (11%)
  • October47 (9.3%)
  • November60 (12%)
  • December37 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (52%)
  • Wet or damp208 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (1.6%)
  • Mud4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (33%)
  • 40 mph35 (7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph257 (51%)
  • 70 mph40 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout35 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant42 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20124 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35144 (19%)
  • 36 to 4594 (12%)
  • 46 to 5587 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded48 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (63%)
  • Passenger230 (30%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 168th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2000

The A1 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2000: 41, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14154010
2ndA617376528
3rdA46365934
4thA612324809
5thA614285417
6thA6075253504
7thB6326243505
8thB6166232707
9thA6162137010
10thA6097162913
11thB6020131800
12thB6030101603
13thA113381301
14thA1781411
15thB11648902
16thB638671412
17thB603451000
18thB11901101
19thB63251100
20thB63871100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2000

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2000: 77.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2000

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2000: 170.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years