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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2024, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2023 (252), and casualties fell from 326.

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

Collisions in 2024
224
Down 11% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
265
Down 19% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2024

2.2% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2024 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious6529%
  • Slight15469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7227%
  • Slight18871%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 224, down 11% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March14 (6.3%)
  • April20 (8.9%)
  • May20 (8.9%)
  • June29 (13%)
  • July12 (5.4%)
  • August20 (8.9%)
  • September17 (7.6%)
  • October19 (8.5%)
  • November13 (5.8%)
  • December19 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (67%)
  • Wet or damp65 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph90 (40%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph44 (20%)
  • 60 mph41 (18%)
  • 70 mph22 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (63%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3554 (20%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (13%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.9%)
  • Over 7511 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (70%)
  • Passenger49 (18%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 162nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2024

Bridge, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 2EA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2024, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2024

The A46 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2024: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46222604
2ndA1181913
3rdA614162406
4thA616121306
5thA6178902
6thA60757904
7thB61667901
8thB63267711
9thA60976603
10thB60306802
11thA11335503
12thB60205801
13thA172202
14thA6121101
15thB11641100
16thB60341200
17thB63251400
18thB63871301

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2024

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2024: 42.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2024

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2024: 90.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2024, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years