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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2007, and 692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2006 (446), and casualties rose from 679.

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

Collisions in 2007
495
Up 11% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
692
Up 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2007

2.6% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2007 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight38377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight56482%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 495, up 11% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (11%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday94 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.9%)
  • February37 (7.5%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April37 (7.5%)
  • May29 (5.9%)
  • June47 (9.5%)
  • July45 (9.1%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September30 (6.1%)
  • October36 (7.3%)
  • November39 (7.9%)
  • December50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (61%)
  • Wet or damp155 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph185 (37%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph214 (43%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (80%)
  • Roundabout47 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist59 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35115 (17%)
  • 36 to 45120 (17%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (68%)
  • Passenger158 (23%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (69%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 126th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2007

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2007, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2007

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2007: 46, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA464670111
2ndA1385322
3rdA614376105
4thA6163357011
5thB6166263124
6thA617254809
7thA6097182905
8thB6326182111
9thA6075172112
10thA612152002
11thB6030141512
12thB6020101721
13thB638691203
14thA11337901
15thB63875600
16thB11642201
17thB60342201
18thA171100
19thB64611100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2007

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2007: 86.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2007

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2007: 185.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2007, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years