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Gedling road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,781 road traffic collisions in Gedling from 1979 to 2025, and 18,410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 236 were fatal and 2,989 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 173 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (159), and casualties rose from 197 to 204.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,781
84th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,410
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
236
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
173
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Gedling

1.7% of collisions in Gedling from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2361.7%
  • Serious2,98922%
  • Slight10,55677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2551.4%
  • Serious3,40118%
  • Slight14,75480%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. In 2025 there were 173, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 173
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173204
2024159197
2023138169
2022125151
2021123169
2020138174
2019162224
2018191246
2017191245
2016208278
2015191251
2014235316
2013221310
2012238318
2011274384
2010263355
2009275380
2008256344
2007298405
2006313428
2005339460
2004296385
2003302388
2002302458
2001361493
2000316443
1999341474
1998354496
1997350500
1996365541
1995350491
1994355486
1993334488
1992363481
1991403544
1990420562
1989430548
1988347412
1987352449
1986364485
1985400500
1984338439
1983355446
1982380495
1981343441
1980389490
1979360467

When and where crashes happen in Gedling

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,930 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,949 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,051 (15%)
  • Thursday2,055 (15%)
  • Friday2,259 (16%)
  • Saturday1,941 (14%)
  • Sunday1,596 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59430 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59195 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,795 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,855 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,293 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,419 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,248 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,546 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,140 (8.3%)
  • February1,082 (7.9%)
  • March1,152 (8.4%)
  • April1,064 (7.7%)
  • May1,139 (8.3%)
  • June1,146 (8.3%)
  • July1,156 (8.4%)
  • August1,139 (8.3%)
  • September1,160 (8.4%)
  • October1,183 (8.6%)
  • November1,299 (9.4%)
  • December1,121 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,713 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,114 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting755 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown145 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit54 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,195 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,642 (12%)
  • Fog or mist130 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds126 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds118 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds91 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Other217 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded240 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,878 (64%)
  • Wet or damp4,132 (30%)
  • Frost or ice378 (2.7%)
  • Snow133 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep26 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (0.1%)
  • Mud8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded216 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph9,543 (69%)
  • 40 mph988 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph741 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph2,442 (18%)
  • 70 mph30 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,956 (94%)
  • Roundabout409 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway282 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road120 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Gedling

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,458 (57%)
  • Pedestrian2,607 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist2,360 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,572 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant586 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant491 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant129 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)70 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant70 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5383 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10829 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 151,457 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 203,337 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,250 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,119 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,191 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,649 (9%)
  • 56 to 651,088 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 75752 (4.1%)
  • Over 75794 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded561 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,297 (61%)
  • Passenger4,506 (24%)
  • Pedestrian2,607 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,340 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,401 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle1,605 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,583 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach583 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes445 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car220 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle137 (0.6%)
  • Minibus54 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter25 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Gedling

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gedling

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gedling ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had the 84th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
84th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
265thChesterfield13,88218,4301792,114
266thDerbyshire Dales13,87220,7464133,162
267thCotswold13,81220,6645333,424
268thGedling (this area)13,78118,4102362,989
269thStroud13,74118,6183093,346
270thHart13,66118,6032863,041
271stSouth Ayrshire13,60719,0393343,525

Accident hotspots in Gedling

Daybrook, Gedling, NG5 6AZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Gedling, with 574 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling from 1979 to 2025: 2,032, including 49 fatal and 402 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602,0322,90249402
2ndB6849601,31716154
3rdA6128851,17428214
4thA61456196313126
5thB6865426979107
6thA6211361487544
7thB6004215279344
8thB683193278443
9thB6386183319760
10thB6011182264837
11thB6020138218229
12thA61166103117
13thA60974067214
14thB613981100
15thA6173900
16thA6843500
17thA62002201
18thA65142401
19thB6852302
20thB6902301

Towns in Gedling

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling from 1979 to 2025: 4,486.

Postcode districts in Gedling

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling from 1979 to 2025: 5,016.

Latest crashes in Gedling

Of the latest 24 crashes in Gedling, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 22 December 2025.

Severity