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Balderton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 812 road traffic collisions in Balderton, Newark and Sherwood, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,027 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 165 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
812
868th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,027
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
165
174 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Balderton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious16520%
  • Slight63879%

What the data shows

  • Balderton had 95 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 162 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Balderton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 184 children under 16 were killed or injured in Balderton, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Balderton.

Where Balderton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
868th
Most casualties
868th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
802nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday120 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday150 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway798 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph474 (58%)
  • 40 mph306 (38%)
  • 60 mph26 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds699 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant430 (42%)
  • Cyclist249 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (17%)
  • Pedestrian130 (13%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Balderton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Balderton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Balderton peaked at 33 in 1986; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202488
20231013
202289
20211315
202077
201988
20181219
20171517
20161012
20151417
20141928
20131013
20121516
20111820
20101519
2009912
20082426
20071923
20061926
20051316
20041114
20032027
20021325
20011418
20001522
19992022
19981726
19972338
19961720
19952232
19941011
19931833
19921923
19912529
19902325
19892635
19882934
19872224
19863338
19852732
19842329
19832124
19822123
19812026
19803037
19792332

Map of recent crashes in Balderton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Balderton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Balderton

The 24 most recent collisions in Balderton happened between 17 December 2022 and 26 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Balderton

The B6326 has the most collisions in Balderton, 296 of 812 (36%), followed by the A6065 (168).

Collisions in Balderton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6326296388654
2ndA6065168207334
3rdA18900

Council area for Balderton

Balderton is in Newark and Sherwood, where police recorded 20,646 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Balderton accounts for 3.9% of them.

Postcode district for Balderton

All 812 collisions in Balderton were in the NG24 postcode district.