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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2005, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (490), and casualties fell from 769.

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

Collisions in 2005
456
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
667
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
13
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2005

2.9% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2005 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious9721%
  • Slight34676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious11317%
  • Slight54081%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 456, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February41 (9%)
  • March45 (9.9%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May21 (4.6%)
  • June29 (6.4%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August35 (7.7%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October41 (9%)
  • November40 (8.8%)
  • December39 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (57%)
  • Wet or damp176 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (34%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph236 (52%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (83%)
  • Roundabout41 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20119 (18%)
  • 21 to 2570 (10%)
  • 26 to 35125 (19%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5570 (10%)
  • 56 to 6562 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (68%)
  • Passenger176 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (71%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 160th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2005

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2005, with 32 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2005

The A617 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2005: 35, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA617356026
2ndA614345404
3rdA46334304
4thA6075254016
5thA616234324
6thB6166233017
7thA1223512
8thA612223829
9thB6020213018
10thA6097203515
11thB6326202502
12thB6030131703
13thB6386121702
14thA1133111403
15thA1771511
16thB60347901
17thB11645601
18thB63873502
19thA381200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2005

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2005: 65.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2005

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2005: 136.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2005, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years