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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2012, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2011 (324), and casualties rose from 451.

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

Collisions in 2012
360
Up 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
500
Up 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2012

2.8% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight29281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight41884%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 360, up 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.4%)
  • February38 (11%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July35 (9.7%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September28 (7.8%)
  • October29 (8.1%)
  • November34 (9.4%)
  • December26 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (54%)
  • Wet or damp134 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (45%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph40 (11%)
  • 60 mph107 (30%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (77%)
  • Roundabout41 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (66%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (4%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (68%)
  • Passenger115 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 148th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2012

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2012, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2012

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2012: 30, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46304513
2ndA614254407
3rdA1223101
4thA617213424
5thA616202817
6thB6166182202
7thB6326151702
8thA1133141713
9thA612132203
10thB602091200
11thA60758911
12thA60978900
13thB638681001
14thB603061001
15thA1751000
16thB11642201
17thB60342200
18thB63872400

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2012

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2012: 66.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2012

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2012: 151.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years