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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2020, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 34% on 2019 (274), and casualties fell from 335.

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

Collisions in 2020
181
Down 34% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
218
Down 35% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2020

1.7% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4324%
  • Slight13575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight17279%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 181, down 34% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 181
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (9.9%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (17%)
  • February13 (7.2%)
  • March9 (5%)
  • April11 (6.1%)
  • May9 (5%)
  • June13 (7.2%)
  • July15 (8.3%)
  • August13 (7.2%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October17 (9.4%)
  • November18 (9.9%)
  • December13 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (73%)
  • Wet or damp45 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (56%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph24 (13%)
  • 60 mph35 (19%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (78%)
  • Roundabout19 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (62%)
  • Cyclist31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (26%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (72%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian17 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2020.

Collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2020

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2020, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2020

The A1 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2020: 15, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1152001
2ndA46131902
3rdA617101604
4thB602091001
5thB632691102
6thA60757711
7thA60976902
8thA6146801
9thA6125604
10thA6165601
11thB60305501
12thA11332200
13thB60342201
14thB63872300
15thB61661300
16thB63861100

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2020

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2020: 31.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2020

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2020: 68.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years