Newark car accidents: 7,436 hurt in two years
Newark has more injury accidents than any other NJ town: 5,305 in 2023 and 2024, about 7 a day. 7,436 people were hurt and 63 died.
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Where do most car accidents happen in Newark: Route 21 or city streets?
Most happen on city streets without a route number: 3,150 of 5,305 injury accidents, 59 percent. Among numbered roads, Route 21 (McCarter Highway) leads with 321.
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| Road | Hurt or killed | All accidents | Killed | Pedestrian crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 21 (McCarter Highway) | 321 | 974 | 4 | 30 |
| I-78 | 250 | 1,281 | 4 | 0 |
| New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) | 234 | 1,321 | 4 | 1 |
| County Route 510 (Market Street, Springfield Avenue, South Orange Avenue) | 233 | 636 | 1 | 50 |
| Route 1 | 210 | 716 | 8 | 2 |
| I-280 | 155 | 850 | 1 | 2 |
| Essex County Route 603 (Springfield Avenue) | 111 | 274 | 1 | 14 |
| County Route 508 (Central Avenue) | 107 | 246 | 1 | 18 |
| County Route 506 (Bloomfield Avenue) | 84 | 265 | 0 | 21 |
| Route 27 (Frelinghuysen Avenue) | 83 | 169 | 3 | 14 |
What is the deadliest road in Newark?
Route 1 had the most deaths of any numbered road, 8. County Route 510 had the most pedestrian accidents, 50, while I-78 and the Turnpike had almost none on foot.
Next door, East Orange car accident data shows 841 injury accidents and Irvington crash counts 745 over the same two years. Truck crashes across the county are on Essex County truck accident help.
Which Newark intersections have the most injury accidents?
North 5th Street at Orange Street and 15th Avenue at South 13th Street lead, tied at 8 injury accidents each in 2024 and 2025.
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| Intersection | Hurt or killed (2024 + 2025) | Of which 2025 | People hurt | All accidents | Pedestrian crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North 5th Street at Orange Street | 8 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 15th Avenue at South 13th Street | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| South Orange Avenue (Route 510) at South 7th Street | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 12th Avenue at Bergen Street | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| Bergen Street at Springfield Avenue | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| Market Street (Route 510) at University Avenue | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Broad Street at West Kinney Street | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Broad Street at Market Street (Route 510) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 15th Avenue at South 11th Street | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard at Springfield Avenue (Route 510) | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| South Orange Avenue (Route 510) at South 6th Street | 6 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| Gould Avenue at South 12th Street | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
Raymond Boulevard at McCarter Highway is missing because the records spell it two ways: 29 accidents in 2024 and 2025, 8 with someone hurt, 3 of them pedestrians.
Four of the twelve sit on South Orange Avenue or 15th Avenue between South 6th and South 13th Streets. Newark's records drop by about half from September 2024, so 2025 counts are floors.
Essex County's busiest corner is in Irvington: Grove Street (Route 509) at Springfield Avenue, 12 injury accidents. Statewide, see the 25 New Jersey intersections with the most injury accidents.
How do I look up an accident report for a Newark crash?
It depends on who took it: 2,406 of Newark's 19,696 accidents in 2023 and 2024 were State Police cases.
- State Police, Turnpike or Parkway: the state portal online, $13 or $5. Most are on I-78, the Turnpike (NJ Turnpike crash data) and I-280; the 1,468 Turnpike and Parkway cases use its toll road option.
- Newark city streets: the City Clerk's GovPilot open records form, no published fee. Clerk: 920 Mayor Kenneth A Gibson Boulevard, Room 306, 973-733-6574.
- No officer came: file the state SR-1 form, linked from Newark's File a Police Report page.3
State Police say a report can take 14 business days to become searchable. Fees, waits and NJ Transit Police steps are in the New Jersey accident report guide, agency by agency.
How often are pedestrians hit by cars in Newark?
About once a day: 826 police-reported pedestrian accidents in 2023 and 2024. That is 9.7 percent of New Jersey's 8,521, in a city with 4.7 percent of the state's injury accidents.
Pedestrian accidents are 14 percent of Newark's injury accidents, against 7 percent statewide, and 290 more involved a cyclist. Right-angle accidents (25 percent) and sideswipes (12 percent) run above the state's 22 and 9.4
Does PIP cover you as a pedestrian? Usually yes, from your own or a household member's auto policy, even though no car of yours was involved. The New Jersey appeals on pedestrians and cyclists show who pays when you have no policy, and what to do after a pedestrian crash covers the first steps.
What happened in fatal car accidents in Newark?
63 people died in Newark accidents in 2023 and 2024, 30 and then 33. Two in three of those deaths, 42, came in accidents recorded as dark.
Statewide only 51 percent of deaths came after dark. Pedestrians were 24 of Newark's 63 dead, 38 percent, against 32 percent across New Jersey.
11 percent of Newark's injury accidents happened between midnight and 6 am, against 8 percent statewide. The busiest stretch is 3 pm to 6 pm, with 1,090 injury accidents.5
Newark accident questions
Was there a car crash, hit and run or fatal accident in Newark today or yesterday?
This page counts past police records, not news, so for Newark closures right now check 511NJ, NJDOT's traffic service. Deaths are on the NJ State Police fatal crash statistics page; for one crash, ask the agency that took it, using the Newark report routes above. If the driver fled, see who pays after a hit and run in New Jersey.
How long do you have to file a police report after an accident in NJ?
Call police right away if anyone is hurt; the 10-day written report rule and the SR-1 form are in our New Jersey accident report guide. The New Jersey car accident help hub covers the next steps.
What percentage do lawyers take from a car accident settlement?
New Jersey Court Rule 1:21-7 caps an injury lawyer's contingent fee at 33 1/3 percent of the first $750,000 recovered. The lower bands above that are in signs you may need an accident lawyer.
Can you recommend a personal injury lawyer in Newark, NJ?
We are a research site, not a law firm, and do not rate lawyers. The questionnaire below can put you in touch with a sponsoring lawyer's office. First check the New Jersey filing deadlines and how partial fault splits a claim.
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
These are police-reported accidents from NJDOT records, analyzed by us. They show where and when people were hurt, not who was at fault or what a claim is worth.
Rules that apply anywhere in New Jersey
- Your own PIP pays eligible medical bills "no matter who caused the auto accident," up to your policy's limit. 6
- Partly at fault? You can still recover if your share is not greater than the other side's; your damages shrink by your share. 7
- If anyone is hurt or damage tops $500, call police; if no officer files a report, send the SR-1 form within 10 days. 8
- Injury lawsuits: generally two years. Claims against a town, the state or NJ Transit: written notice within 90 days. 9
Next steps: how to get your New Jersey accident report, agency by agency, and how New Jersey no-fault (PIP) insurance works after an accident. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Sources
- our analysis of the NJDOT crash records; Newark ranks 1st of New Jersey's 564 municipalities by injury accidents (NJ.gov Fast Facts for the 564 total) and had 48.5 percent of Essex County's.
- our analysis of the NJDOT crash records and our county intersection ranking for 2024 and 2025.
- our analysis of the NJDOT records (station field) and our agency table of New Jersey crash report routes. Also the NJSP and NJ Turnpike Authority crash reports portal, the Newark Office of the City Clerk and its GovPilot open records form, and Newark Police Division, File a Police Report.
- our analysis of the NJDOT records, with shares computed in our count.
- light condition and hour fields, NJDOT crash records 2023 and 2024, our analysis. Hour patterns for the whole state are on when car accidents happen in New Jersey.
- NJ DOBI Auto Insurance Buyer's Guide 2026, pp. 2, 6
- N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1; NJ DOBI comparative negligence FAQ
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-130; NJDOT self-reporting crash form
- N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2; N.J.S.A. 59:8-8
How we counted
- Injury accident: a police-reported crash in which at least one person was hurt or killed, on the NJTR-1 report, anywhere NJDOT assigns to Newark City.
- Records: NJDOT 2023 to 2025 (NJDOT Crash Data Portal), normalized by nj-crashes, fatal crashes from State Police statistics.
- Roads: 2023 and 2024, grouped by route number so name variants count together. Corners: 2024 and 2025 street-name pairs on crashes flagged as intersection crashes; spellings not merged.
- Newark's records fall by about half from September 2024 (1,013 injury accidents September to December 2023, 403 in 2024); the 2025 file holds 62.5 percent of 2024's, so 2025 counts are floors.
- Counts, not risk rates; they do not show fault or claim value.