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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2003, and 783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2002 (462), and casualties rose from 744.

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

Collisions in 2003
485
Up 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
783
Up 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
15
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2003

3.1% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2003 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious10722%
  • Slight36375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious13417%
  • Slight63481%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 485, up 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (17%)
  • Tuesday54 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday89 (18%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.5%)
  • February42 (8.7%)
  • March35 (7.2%)
  • April40 (8.2%)
  • May56 (12%)
  • June44 (9.1%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August42 (8.7%)
  • September24 (4.9%)
  • October34 (7%)
  • November43 (8.9%)
  • December33 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (61%)
  • Wet or damp155 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (33%)
  • 40 mph34 (7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph252 (52%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout34 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20109 (14%)
  • 21 to 2567 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35151 (19%)
  • 36 to 45134 (17%)
  • 46 to 5578 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded53 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (62%)
  • Passenger247 (32%)
  • Pedestrian51 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (75%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newark and Sherwood ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 155th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2003

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2003, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2003

The A1 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2003: 38, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1386825
2ndA46377024
3rdA614365909
4thA6173043010
5thA6162856410
6thA60972237110
7thA612222817
8thB6326222704
9thB6166213814
10thB6020192501
11thA6075165206
12thA1133122212
13thB6030111801
14thB6386101201
15thA1791312
16thB60344601
17thB63874602
18thB11643501
19thB63251100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2003

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2003: 65.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2003

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2003: 154.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2003, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years