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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2016, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (321), and casualties fell from 424.

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

Collisions in 2016
298
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
421
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2016

2% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight23980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight35885%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 298, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (11%)
  • February20 (6.7%)
  • March32 (11%)
  • April20 (6.7%)
  • May23 (7.7%)
  • June20 (6.7%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August25 (8.4%)
  • September26 (8.7%)
  • October24 (8.1%)
  • November24 (8.1%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (70%)
  • Wet or damp78 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph113 (38%)
  • 40 mph18 (6%)
  • 50 mph46 (15%)
  • 60 mph91 (31%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (78%)
  • Roundabout32 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (63%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2045 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (20%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7518 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (69%)
  • Passenger104 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 174th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2016

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2016, with 31 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2016

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2016: 31, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46315524
2ndA614243306
3rdA1223203
4thA617222716
5thB6166152001
6thA616141601
7thB6326141701
8thA6075131302
9thB6030111503
10thA61281522
11thA609771302
12thA11335600
13thA1751000
14thB63863402
15thB11642200
16thB60202200
17thB63252200
18thB60341201

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2016

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2016: 58.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2016

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2016: 128.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years