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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2018, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (325), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 2018
286
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
389
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2018

2.4% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6121%
  • Slight21876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight31882%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 286, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (19%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.3%)
  • February14 (4.9%)
  • March19 (6.6%)
  • April15 (5.2%)
  • May27 (9.4%)
  • June36 (13%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August26 (9.1%)
  • September25 (8.7%)
  • October23 (8%)
  • November26 (9.1%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (72%)
  • Wet or damp66 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph129 (45%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph29 (10%)
  • 60 mph84 (29%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (75%)
  • Roundabout39 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (63%)
  • Cyclist45 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (12%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3574 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (15%)
  • 56 to 6541 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.9%)
  • Over 7518 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (70%)
  • Passenger92 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 156th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2018

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2018, with 23 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2018

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2018: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46253205
2ndA1223924
3rdA617192624
4thB6166141703
5thA6075111501
6thB6326111411
7thA61691303
8thA61281003
9thA61481502
10thA60977801
11thA1761401
12thB60306902
13thB63866903
14thA11334500
15thB60204401
16thB60342300
17thB63872301
18thB11641100
19thB63251200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2018

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2018: 54.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2018

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2018: 122.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years