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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2022, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (224), and casualties rose from 302.

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

Collisions in 2022
231
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
311
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2022

2.6% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious6227%
  • Slight16371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious7624%
  • Slight22873%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 231, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 231
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (10%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (19%)
  • Friday47 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February9 (3.9%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April18 (7.8%)
  • May13 (5.6%)
  • June18 (7.8%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August18 (7.8%)
  • September31 (13%)
  • October21 (9.1%)
  • November12 (5.2%)
  • December21 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (67%)
  • Wet or damp64 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph88 (38%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph44 (19%)
  • 60 mph55 (24%)
  • 70 mph30 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (15%)
  • 21 to 2518 (5.8%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (10%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.4%)
  • Over 7521 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (69%)
  • Passenger78 (25%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (71%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 163rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2022

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2022, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2022

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2022: 23, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46233409
2ndA1172106
3rdA617152807
4thA616141907
5thA614101203
6thB63269901
7thA607581102
8thB616681402
9thA609771100
10thB60205601
11thB60304400
12thB60344602
13thA6122201
14thB63872300
15thB11641200

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2022

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2022: 44.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2022

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2022: 91.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years