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Gedling road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1979, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,781 collisions in Gedling.

Collisions in 1979
360
Casualties in 1979
467
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Gedling in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious10429%
  • Slight24568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious12326%
  • Slight33371%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 360.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (10%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March28 (7.8%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May27 (7.5%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September27 (7.5%)
  • October23 (6.4%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December33 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (61%)
  • Wet or damp106 (29%)
  • Frost or ice23 (6.4%)
  • Snow11 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (79%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph46 (13%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian91 (19%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20139 (30%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5525 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.3%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (56%)
  • Passenger116 (25%)
  • Pedestrian91 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (55%)
  • Motorcycle128 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Gedling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gedling ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1979.

Collisions
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1979

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1979: 46, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA604660112
2ndB684203215
3rdA612192518
4thA61491204
5thB600491101
6thB6868801
7thB638661414
8thB60113310
9thB6833411
10thA60971200
11thA6861100

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1979

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1979: 137.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1979

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1979: 134.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Gedling in 1979, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years