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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2004, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (485), and casualties fell from 783.

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

Collisions in 2004
490
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
769
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
18
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2004

3.7% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2004 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious11223%
  • Slight36073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.6%
  • Serious14319%
  • Slight60679%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 490, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.2%)
  • February51 (10%)
  • March33 (6.7%)
  • April41 (8.4%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June38 (7.8%)
  • July35 (7.1%)
  • August38 (7.8%)
  • September33 (6.7%)
  • October34 (6.9%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December45 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (56%)
  • Wet or damp178 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.3%)
  • Mud5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (27%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph288 (59%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (84%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant58 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20130 (17%)
  • 21 to 2580 (10%)
  • 26 to 35148 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (17%)
  • 46 to 5590 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (67%)
  • Passenger214 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (72%)
  • Motorcycle74 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 144th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2004

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2004, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2004

The A617 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2004: 52, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6175295312
2ndA1375615
3rdA614366844
4thA6097254018
5thA46244814
6thB6326212707
7thA6075192715
8thA612183316
9thA616162826
10thB6030152115
11thB6386142403
12thB6020121300
13thA1133112014
14thB6034101203
15thB6166101204
16thA1771000
17thB11646712
18thB63874503
19thB63251100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2004

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2004: 61.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2004

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2004: 143.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2004, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years