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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2019, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (286), and casualties fell from 389.

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

Collisions in 2019
274
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
335
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight21980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6018%
  • Slight27381%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 274, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 274
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday48 (18%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March19 (6.9%)
  • April18 (6.6%)
  • May24 (8.8%)
  • June26 (9.5%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August22 (8%)
  • September20 (7.3%)
  • October20 (7.3%)
  • November26 (9.5%)
  • December25 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (70%)
  • Wet or damp66 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (50%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph39 (14%)
  • 60 mph62 (23%)
  • 70 mph29 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist30 (9%)
  • Van occupant10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3570 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (17%)
  • 56 to 6543 (13%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (69%)
  • Passenger72 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 156th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2019

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2019, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2019

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2019: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46254005
2ndA1212504
3rdA617172103
4thB6166151900
5thB6326141401
6thA614131401
7thA616111202
8thA612101205
9thA609781205
10thB602071003
11thB60307801
12thA60756701
13thB63865600
14thA173400
15thA11332400
16thB60342200
17thB63871200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2019

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2019: 61.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2019

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2019: 119.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years