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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2015, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (325), and casualties fell from 443.

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

Collisions in 2015
321
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
424
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight26282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight36285%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 321, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (12%)
  • February27 (8.4%)
  • March17 (5.3%)
  • April29 (9%)
  • May28 (8.7%)
  • June27 (8.4%)
  • July26 (8.1%)
  • August21 (6.5%)
  • September25 (7.8%)
  • October25 (7.8%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December24 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (66%)
  • Wet or damp91 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (44%)
  • 40 mph16 (5%)
  • 50 mph40 (12%)
  • 60 mph105 (33%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (78%)
  • Roundabout42 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.8%)
  • 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 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (65%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.7%)
  • Over 7521 (5%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (74%)
  • Passenger85 (20%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 162nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2015

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2015, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2015

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2015: 30, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46303823
2ndB6326222700
3rdA616202302
4thA614182621
5thA1172304
6thA617173514
7thA612151803
8thA6075121501
9thB6020101402
10thB60308903
11thA176901
12thA60976702
13thB61666902
14thB638661101
15thA11333401
16thB63873400
17thB60342201
18thB11641101
19thB60351100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2015

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2015: 62.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2015

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2015: 144.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2015.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years