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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2010, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (366), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 2010
349
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
474
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2010

1.4% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2010 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight27779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7616%
  • Slight39283%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 349, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.2%)
  • February29 (8.3%)
  • March38 (11%)
  • April23 (6.6%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July34 (9.7%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September23 (6.6%)
  • October34 (9.7%)
  • November33 (9.5%)
  • December20 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (63%)
  • Wet or damp85 (24%)
  • Frost or ice30 (8.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (40%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph143 (41%)
  • 70 mph26 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (81%)
  • Roundabout34 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2079 (17%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (66%)
  • Passenger124 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 170th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2010

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2010, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2010

The A1 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2010: 30, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1304015
2ndA617253506
3rdB6326243003
4thA46213102
5thA6075212824
6thA614203706
7thB6166202201
8thA6097152522
9thA612131805
10thA616121604
11thB6030111802
12thA1133101302
13thA1781101
14thB602081103
15thB60346901
16thB63865700
17thB63872300

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2010

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2010: 65.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2010

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2010: 129.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2010, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2010.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years