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Gedling road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1997, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (365), and casualties fell from 541.

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

Collisions in 1997
350
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
500
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Gedling in 1997 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious8524%
  • Slight25974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight39479%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 350, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.3%)
  • February37 (11%)
  • March21 (6%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June46 (13%)
  • July22 (6.3%)
  • August27 (7.7%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October21 (6%)
  • November33 (9.4%)
  • December27 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (60%)
  • Wet or damp123 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (65%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (6%)
  • 60 mph76 (22%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (96%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (66%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (10%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 35107 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (59%)
  • Passenger145 (29%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Gedling

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gedling ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1997.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1997

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1997: 44, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60447036
2ndA612252808
3rdB686243406
4thB684202604
5thA614194216
6thA6211192606
7thB6020101502
8thB6835703
9thB60044501
10thB60114701
11thB61392500
12thB63862200
13thA6111200
14thB6851101

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1997

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1997: 127.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1997

NG4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1997: 110.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Gedling in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years