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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2001, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (503), and casualties fell from 761.

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

Collisions in 2001
486
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
712
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2001

2.5% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious9720%
  • Slight37778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious11116%
  • Slight58782%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 486, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (11%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.4%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March40 (8.2%)
  • April38 (7.8%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June31 (6.4%)
  • July29 (6%)
  • August43 (8.8%)
  • September38 (7.8%)
  • October41 (8.4%)
  • November63 (13%)
  • December58 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (52%)
  • Wet or damp178 (37%)
  • Frost or ice32 (6.6%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (1.2%)
  • Mud5 (1%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (36%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph242 (50%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.6%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant52 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (14%)
  • 21 to 2564 (9%)
  • 26 to 35138 (19%)
  • 36 to 4596 (13%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded46 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (68%)
  • Passenger200 (28%)
  • Pedestrian31 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newark and Sherwood ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2001.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2001

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2001, with 36 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2001

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2001: 43, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46436626
2ndA13652211
3rdA614345818
4thA617274206
5thA6075253904
6thB6326233103
7thB6166213112
8thA612203724
9thA616203408
10thA6097182422
11thB6030141702
12thA1133131901
13thA17121504
14thB6020111100
15thB603481312
16thB63864500
17thB11643400
18thA602301
19thB63871100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2001

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2001: 82.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2001

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2001: 161.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2001, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years