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Gedling road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Gedling in 1998, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (350), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 1998
354
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
496
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Gedling in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Gedling in 1998 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Gedling from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious8023%
  • Slight27076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious9519%
  • Slight39780%

Gedling road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gedling, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 430 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 354, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.9%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April25 (7.1%)
  • May35 (9.9%)
  • June35 (9.9%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October35 (9.9%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December22 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (68%)
  • Wet or damp104 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (64%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph77 (22%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gedling in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (64%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35101 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (57%)
  • Passenger149 (30%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gedling in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gedling had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1998.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gedling with the most crashes in 1998

The A60 had the most collisions in Gedling in 1998: 55, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gedling, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA605582113
2ndA6211284503
3rdB684253805
4thA614223104
5thA612182203
6thB68681304
7thB601161110
8thB60045502
9thB6834402
10thA6113400
11thB60203701
12thB63863503
13thA60971200
14thB46381301

Towns in Gedling: crashes in 1998

Carlton, Gedling had the most collisions of any town in Gedling in 1998: 113.

Postcode districts in Gedling: crashes in 1998

NG5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gedling in 1998: 129.

Latest crashes in Gedling in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Gedling in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Gedling road accidents in other years