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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2008, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (495), and casualties fell from 692.

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

Collisions in 2008
415
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
577
Down 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2008

2.9% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2008 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight31375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight46881%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 415, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.5%)
  • February34 (8.2%)
  • March27 (6.5%)
  • April36 (8.7%)
  • May39 (9.4%)
  • June29 (7%)
  • July37 (8.9%)
  • August35 (8.4%)
  • September34 (8.2%)
  • October36 (8.7%)
  • November35 (8.4%)
  • December42 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (62%)
  • Wet or damp127 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (40%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph183 (44%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (83%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (66%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (10%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 45121 (21%)
  • 46 to 5575 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (71%)
  • Passenger116 (20%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 155th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2008

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2008, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2008

The A614 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2008: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614355115
2ndA46304906
3rdA1294516
4thB6166253102
5thA617212414
6thB6326212308
7thA6097173411
8thA6075162012
9thA616162706
10thA612131704
11thB6020101513
12thB603091313
13thA113371002
14thA176811
15thB63866902
16thB11642210
17thB60342301
18thB63871101
19thB64611100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2008

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2008: 74.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2008

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2008: 157.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2008, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years