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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2017, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2016 (298), and casualties rose from 421.

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

Collisions in 2017
325
Up 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
440
Up 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2017

1.5% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight26782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight37585%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 325, up 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.2%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April29 (8.9%)
  • May22 (6.8%)
  • June27 (8.3%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September21 (6.5%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November29 (8.9%)
  • December27 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (72%)
  • Wet or damp76 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph163 (50%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph28 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph80 (25%)
  • 70 mph26 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (61%)
  • Cyclist55 (13%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5%)
  • 16 to 2038 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (15%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7522 (5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (75%)
  • Passenger65 (15%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (8%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 134th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2017

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2017, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2017

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2017: 27, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46274124
2ndA1224011
3rdB6166222704
4thB6326212306
5thA616172305
6thA614151906
7thA6075142000
8thB6030111503
9thA612101200
10thA617102003
11thB6020101402
12thA609781201
13thA113361301
14thA173502
15thB63873300
16thB11642300
17thB63861501

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2017

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2017: 79.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2017

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2017: 155.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years