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Gedling road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1980, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1979 (360), and casualties rose from 467.

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

Collisions in 1980
389
Up 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
490
Up 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1980

2.3% of collisions in Gedling in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious11028%
  • Slight27069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious13027%
  • Slight35172%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 389, up 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March34 (8.7%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May37 (9.5%)
  • June34 (8.7%)
  • July38 (9.8%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September25 (6.4%)
  • October33 (8.5%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December28 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (65%)
  • Wet or damp115 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph306 (79%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph41 (11%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (32%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)
  • Cyclist52 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (11%)
  • 16 to 20175 (36%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4527 (5.5%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (60%)
  • Passenger116 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (56%)
  • Motorcycle158 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1980.

Collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1980

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1980: 48, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA604861316
2ndB684303815
3rdA612283017
4thA614111502
5thB6004111804
6thB68371013
7thB6867703
8thB6902301
9thB60111100
10thB63581100
11thB63861401
12thB6851201

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1980

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1980: 150.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1980

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1980: 156.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Gedling in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1980.

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years