Skip to main content
CrashStats

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2009, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2008 (415), and casualties fell from 577.

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

Collisions in 2009
366
Down 12% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
510
Down 12% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2009

1.4% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2009 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight28979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious7915%
  • Slight42183%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 366, down 12% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.2%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March26 (7.1%)
  • April35 (9.6%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June29 (7.9%)
  • July27 (7.4%)
  • August32 (8.7%)
  • September28 (7.7%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December34 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (64%)
  • Wet or damp100 (27%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (38%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (42%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (79%)
  • Roundabout47 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (14%)
  • 21 to 2552 (10%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (19%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.3%)
  • Over 7527 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (66%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 171st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2009

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2009, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2009

The A1 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2009: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1335207
2ndA46304506
3rdA614294713
4thA617212907
5thA616152003
6thA6097142214
7thB6166141603
8thA6075121603
9thB6030121400
10thB6326121603
11thB603491005
12thA113381202
13thA6127912
14thB11646813
15thB63866601
16thB60205501
17thA174801
18thB63252200
19thB63871100
20thB64611100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2009

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2009: 64.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2009

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2009: 132.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years