Newmarket road traffic accidents
Newmarket recorded 788 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 943 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 114 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 12% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 114
- Casualties
- 943
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 114
- Casualties
- 943
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Newmarket
Roads in Newmarket
Postcode districts in Newmarket
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Newmarket
Road collision statistics for Newmarket
Collisions recorded
788
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
943
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
114
15.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Newmarket
Collisions in Newmarket are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (18.1% of the total), with 32.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90% of recorded collisions in Newmarket happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Newmarket have produced 943 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.2% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 94 collisions, Monday 102 collisions, Tuesday 118 collisions, Wednesday 96 collisions, Thursday 102 collisions, Friday 133 collisions, Saturday 143 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 529 collisions, Darkness 259 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 709 collisions, Roundabout 51 collisions, One way street/Slip road 8 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 17 collisions, 30 mph 698 collisions, 40 mph 43 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 28 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 625 collisions, Raining no high winds 108 collisions, Other 25 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 623 casualties, Passenger 148 casualties, Pedestrian 172 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 8 of 788 accidents
Accident 199937B005367
SlightAccident 199937B005278
SlightAccident 199937B005309
SlightAccident 199937B005182
SlightAccident 199937B005391
SlightAccident 199937B005444
SlightAccident 199937B004959
SeriousAccident 199937B004924
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Newmarket
How many road accidents have there been in Newmarket?
788 collisions have been recorded in Newmarket in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 943 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Newmarket were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 114 were serious — 15.1% of all recorded collisions in Newmarket resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Newmarket?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Newmarket, accounting for 18.1% of them, and 32.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Newmarket happen on?
90% of collisions in Newmarket are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Newmarket?
Pedestrians make up 18.2% of the 943 casualties recorded in Newmarket.
Is road safety in Newmarket getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Newmarket rose 12% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Newmarket come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Newmarket cover 1999 to 2025.