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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2011, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2010 (349), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 2011
324
Down 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
451
Down 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2011

2.5% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2011 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious7724%
  • Slight23974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious9321%
  • Slight35078%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 324, down 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February35 (11%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April24 (7.4%)
  • May17 (5.2%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July29 (9%)
  • August27 (8.3%)
  • September21 (6.5%)
  • October28 (8.6%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December32 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (69%)
  • Wet or damp74 (23%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (43%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph26 (8%)
  • 60 mph118 (36%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (82%)
  • Roundabout26 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (66%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2068 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (70%)
  • Passenger110 (24%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2011.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2011

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2011, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2011

The A617 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2011: 21, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA617213218
2ndA46203125
3rdA6075203318
4thA1192619
5thB6326191901
6thA614183003
7thA616182705
8thB6166171803
9thA6097162706
10thA612101302
11thA1771711
12thB60306902
13thA11335701
14thB63865801
15thB63874603
16thB60203300
17thB60342401
18thB64611100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2011

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2011: 58.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2011

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2011: 122.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2011, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years