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NG21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,847 road traffic collisions in the NG21 postcode district, Newark and Sherwood, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,942 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 645 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,847
1,372nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,942
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
63
68 people killed
Serious collisions
645
760 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NG21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal632.2%
  • Serious64523%
  • Slight2,13975%

What the data shows

  • NG21 had 341 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 491 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in NG21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 586 children under 16 were killed or injured in NG21, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in NG21.

Where NG21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,372nd
Most casualties
1,340th
Most fatal collisions
855th
Most serious collisions
1,083rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday392 (14%)
  • Tuesday374 (13%)
  • Wednesday364 (13%)
  • Thursday412 (14%)
  • Friday488 (17%)
  • Saturday453 (16%)
  • Sunday364 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,946 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit608 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting250 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,648 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout57 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,661 (58%)
  • 40 mph170 (6%)
  • 50 mph66 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph883 (31%)
  • 70 mph63 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,266 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds350 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist35 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,388 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist498 (13%)
  • Pedestrian488 (12%)
  • Cyclist228 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant137 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant115 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NG21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NG21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NG21 peaked at 91 in 1980; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253336
20242940
20233339
20223544
20212336
20203944
20193240
20183240
20174765
20163854
20153549
20143745
20134150
20124564
20113951
20104662
20096081
20085277
20077796
20065981
200573104
20046487
200373106
20026396
20016991
200073106
199987121
199877115
199767106
19965577
19956293
199477125
199375105
19926193
199185105
199071107
198985122
19887295
19877398
198670114
198587112
198489118
19836788
198282113
198190114
198091134
197977103

Map of recent crashes in NG21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NG21

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NG21

The 24 most recent collisions in NG21 happened between 21 May and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NG21

The B6030 has the most collisions in NG21, 493 of 2,847 (17%), followed by the A617 (482).

Collisions in NG21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB603049373812116
2ndA6174826606111
3rdB60204105251080
4thA60752543781157
5thB6034141196240
6thA61465121017
7thA60426552
8thA616141704
9thA619191000
10thA6115600
11thA60303400
12thB6863401

Council areas covering NG21

Collisions in NG21 were recorded in 7 council areas. Newark and Sherwood has 2,489 of 2,847 (87%).

Collisions in NG21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewark and Sherwood2,4893,44057562
2ndMansfield243338356
3rdGedling83121321
4thNottingham122101
5thRushcliffe101002
6thBassetlaw6603
7thAshfield4600

Towns in NG21

Collisions in NG21 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Rainworth (692) and Edwinstowe (371).