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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2002, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (486), and casualties rose from 712.

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

Collisions in 2002
462
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
744
Up 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2002

2.4% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2002 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight34976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious12817%
  • Slight60381%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 462, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday72 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.4%)
  • February33 (7.1%)
  • March27 (5.8%)
  • April39 (8.4%)
  • May39 (8.4%)
  • June33 (7.1%)
  • July35 (7.6%)
  • August33 (7.1%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November43 (9.3%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (53%)
  • Wet or damp183 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.2%)
  • Mud4 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (30%)
  • 40 mph23 (5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph259 (56%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (82%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant542 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant59 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist33 (4.4%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20103 (14%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (18%)
  • 36 to 45111 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (10%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.2%)
  • Over 7532 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded49 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (65%)
  • Passenger241 (32%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (7%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2002.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2002

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2002, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2002

The A614 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2002: 51, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61451100015
2ndA46396115
3rdA6173762210
4thA1345716
5thA616234616
6thA6075223214
7thA6097172815
8thA1133152103
9thA612141904
10thB6020142101
11thB6326142201
12thB6166101501
13thA1781201
14thB638681103
15thB603061201
16thB11645901
17thB63253611
18thB60342611
19thB63872300
20thM11100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2002

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2002: 47.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2002

NG22 and NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2002, with 124 each.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years