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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2021, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (181), and casualties rose from 218.

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

Collisions in 2021
224
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
302
Up 39% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5926%
  • Slight16373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6522%
  • Slight23578%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 224, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 224
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.5%)
  • February11 (4.9%)
  • March13 (5.8%)
  • April11 (4.9%)
  • May19 (8.5%)
  • June19 (8.5%)
  • July30 (13%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October20 (8.9%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December21 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (75%)
  • Wet or damp42 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph88 (39%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph40 (18%)
  • 60 mph49 (22%)
  • 70 mph30 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (13%)
  • Roundabout24 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (62%)
  • Cyclist37 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2043 (14%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.3%)
  • Over 7520 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (71%)
  • Passenger66 (22%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (65%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 154th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2021

Balderton South, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 3BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2021, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2021

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2021: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46243004
2ndA614222704
3rdA1162905
4thB6326111502
5thA616101815
6thA617102002
7thA609781103
8thA6128901
9thA60755601
10thB60305502
11thA11334501
12thA174601
13thB11644601
14thB60204402
15thB61664402
16thB63863300
17thB60342200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2021

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2021: 37.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2021

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2021: 93.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years