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Newton and Blackwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 196 road traffic collisions in Newton and Blackwell, Bolsover, from 1979 to 2025, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
196
1,973rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
280
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
31
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Newton and Blackwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight16484%

What the data shows

  • Newton and Blackwell had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 38 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Newton and Blackwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 39 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newton and Blackwell, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Newton and Blackwell.

Where Newton and Blackwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,973rd
Most casualties
1,890th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (17%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (64%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph52 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant173 (62%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newton and Blackwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newton and Blackwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Newton and Blackwell peaked at 10 in 2004; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202311
202269
202144
202023
201979
201811
201746
201635
201546
201411
2013713
201213
201134
201056
200945
2008611
200744
200634
200533
20041010
2003817
200245
200167
200046
1999710
199845
199744
199669
199534
199434
1993510
1992410
199134
199059
1989711
1988311
198745
198622
198500
198445
198389
198266
198145
198067
197944

Map of recent crashes in Newton and Blackwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newton and Blackwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newton and Blackwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Newton and Blackwell happened between 29 June 2018 and 7 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newton and Blackwell

The M1 has the most collisions in Newton and Blackwell, 55 of 196 (28%), followed by the B6026 (25).

Collisions in Newton and Blackwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM15510306
2ndB6026252805

Council area for Newton and Blackwell

Newton and Blackwell is in Bolsover, where police recorded 11,863 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Newton and Blackwell accounts for 1.7% of them.

Postcode district for Newton and Blackwell

All 196 collisions in Newton and Blackwell were in the DE55 postcode district.