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Rainworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 road traffic collisions in Rainworth, Newark and Sherwood, from 1979 to 2025, and 916 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 153 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
692
951st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
916
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
153
171 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rainworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious15322%
  • Slight52976%

What the data shows

  • Rainworth had 55 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 72 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Rainworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 191 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rainworth, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Rainworth.

Where Rainworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
951st
Most casualties
924th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
847th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (12%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway651 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph600 (87%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph40 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant481 (53%)
  • Pedestrian171 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (16%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rainworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rainworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rainworth peaked at 33 in 1991; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
202448
202367
202268
202133
202056
201967
201855
201767
201645
201533
20141012
201367
201278
201146
201056
20091011
2008910
20071218
200666
20051214
200478
20031721
20021019
20011515
20001926
19991828
19982539
19971927
19962031
19951932
19942637
19932330
19921015
19913338
19902130
19891823
19883141
19872327
19862434
19853039
19842938
19832638
19822228
19812226
19802327
19792330

Map of recent crashes in Rainworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rainworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rainworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Rainworth happened between 19 August 2022 and 21 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rainworth

The A617 has the most collisions in Rainworth, 362 of 692 (52%), followed by the B6020 (165).

Collisions in Rainworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA617362498482
2ndB6020165213435

Council areas covering Rainworth

Collisions in Rainworth were recorded in 2 council areas. Newark and Sherwood has 580 of 692 (84%).

Collisions in Rainworth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewark and Sherwood5807528130
2ndMansfield110162223

Postcode district for Rainworth

All 692 collisions in Rainworth were in the NG21 postcode district.