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Newark and Sherwood road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2025, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (224), and casualties rose from 265.

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

Collisions in 2025
223
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
279
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Newark and Sherwood in 2025

1.8% of collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 24% in Newark and Sherwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21677%

Newark and Sherwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newark and Sherwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 680 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 223, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 223
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday47 (21%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.3%)
  • February18 (8.1%)
  • March25 (11%)
  • April16 (7.2%)
  • May15 (6.7%)
  • June15 (6.7%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August19 (8.5%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October14 (6.3%)
  • November17 (7.6%)
  • December21 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (74%)
  • Wet or damp50 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph103 (46%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph32 (14%)
  • 60 mph35 (16%)
  • 70 mph30 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (12%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2516 (5.7%)
  • 26 to 3541 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (13%)
  • 66 to 7534 (12%)
  • Over 7523 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (69%)
  • Passenger61 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newark and Sherwood in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newark and Sherwood had the 165th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newark and Sherwood in 2025

Castle, Newark and Sherwood, NG24 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newark and Sherwood in 2025, with 19 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Newark and Sherwood with the most crashes in 2025

The A1 had the most collisions in Newark and Sherwood in 2025: 20, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newark and Sherwood, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1203224
2ndA46193003
3rdA617121401
4thB6166101103
5thB632681003
6thA6147701
7thA61671001
8thB60207701
9thA11334511
10thA174602
11thA60974500
12thB60304402
13thB60344402
14thA60753300
15thB63873602
16thB64613400
17thA6121101

Towns in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2025

Newark-on-Trent had the most collisions of any town in Newark and Sherwood in 2025: 49.

Postcode districts in Newark and Sherwood: crashes in 2025

NG24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newark and Sherwood in 2025: 95.

Latest crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Newark and Sherwood in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Newark and Sherwood road accidents in other years