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NG23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,877 road traffic collisions in the NG23 postcode district, Newark and Sherwood, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 169 were fatal and 990 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
3,877
936th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,150
1.59 per collision
Fatal collisions
169
193 people killed
Serious collisions
990
1,301 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NG23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1694.4%
  • Serious99026%
  • Slight2,71870%

What the data shows

  • NG23 had 438 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 704 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in NG23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 470 children under 16 were killed or injured in NG23, 7.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in NG23.

Where NG23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
936th
Most casualties
664th
Most fatal collisions
38th
Most serious collisions
407th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday569 (15%)
  • Tuesday547 (14%)
  • Wednesday497 (13%)
  • Thursday519 (13%)
  • Friday653 (17%)
  • Saturday589 (15%)
  • Sunday503 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,742 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting828 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,874 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway921 (24%)
  • Roundabout42 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph496 (13%)
  • 40 mph125 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph126 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph2,196 (57%)
  • 70 mph932 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,960 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds512 (13%)
  • Fog or mist100 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds98 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Other73 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded39 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,337 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist472 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant380 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)297 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist185 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant153 (2.5%)
  • Pedestrian148 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant89 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant49 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NG23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NG23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NG23 peaked at 127 in 1997; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254162
20245364
20234772
20223448
20214564
20202833
20194051
20184872
20174062
20166290
20155580
20146092
20136286
201276108
20116391
201078100
200980131
200870106
200780125
200680115
200581122
200491162
200394166
2002115181
2001102155
2000107165
199990141
1998108159
1997127224
199688147
199593150
1994117196
199390141
1992112179
1991111171
1990126263
1989111181
1988110165
1987120206
198678118
1985111177
198491145
198380119
198280174
198182125
1980122216
197998150

Map of recent crashes in NG23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NG23

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 NG23

The 24 most recent collisions in NG23 happened between 27 May and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NG23

The A1 has the most collisions in NG23, 889 of 3,877 (23%), followed by the A46 (673).

Collisions in NG23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18891,54249209
2ndA466731,18937148
3rdA61740163417114
4thA11333535051092
5thA616192320858
6thA612137211641
7thB11641352051144
8thB119062124422
9thA60654663412
10thB6325294525
11thA1(M)41301
12thM13300

Council areas covering NG23

Collisions in NG23 were recorded in 7 council areas. Newark and Sherwood has 3,061 of 3,877 (79%).

Collisions in NG23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewark and Sherwood3,0614,882131815
2ndSouth Kesteven4797112291
3rdRushcliffe1822991036
4thBassetlaw6797226
5thWest Lindsey54105216
6thNorth Kesteven183423
7thLincoln131903

Town in NG23

Of the 3,877 collisions in NG23, 112 (2.9%) were in Collingham, Newark and Sherwood.