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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2014, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2013 (282), and casualties rose from 391.

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

Collisions in 2014
325
Up 15% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
443
Up 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2014

1.8% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight26080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight36883%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 325, up 15% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday66 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April27 (8.3%)
  • May31 (9.5%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August24 (7.4%)
  • September21 (6.5%)
  • October24 (7.4%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (63%)
  • Wet or damp89 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (49%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph27 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph91 (28%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (76%)
  • Roundabout39 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (10%)
  • Van occupant29 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2047 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (20%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5569 (16%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.9%)
  • Over 7527 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (73%)
  • Passenger95 (21%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 170th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2014

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2014, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2014

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2014: 32, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46323914
2ndA1305015
3rdB6166212503
4thB6326162721
5thA614151900
6thA617121803
7thA612101114
8thB6020101202
9thA61691502
10thA607581202
11thB63868811
12thA1761402
13thA60974702
14thB60304401
15thB60344601
16thB63873300
17thA11332500
18thB11642401
19thB63251100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2014

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2014: 84.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2014

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2014: 169.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2014, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years