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Mansfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,887 road traffic collisions in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025, and 20,965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 210 were fatal and 3,136 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 170 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (154), and casualties rose from 181 to 199.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,887
122nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,965
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
210
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
170
Up 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Mansfield

1.3% of collisions in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2101.3%
  • Serious3,13620%
  • Slight12,54179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2231.1%
  • Serious3,43616%
  • Slight17,30683%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. In 2025 there were 170, up 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 170
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025170199
2024154181
2023180213
2022157191
2021141169
2020152182
2019192258
2018212276
2017221288
2016237307
2015252323
2014271346
2013221302
2012248311
2011269351
2010254343
2009296424
2008368495
2007329436
2006363478
2005381517
2004353468
2003337447
2002316416
2001344473
2000374524
1999369534
1998392581
1997329455
1996407595
1995386533
1994378497
1993372479
1992376477
1991439564
1990480630
1989521662
1988455611
1987441535
1986430560
1985455590
1984503627
1983507677
1982496663
1981466631
1980473593
1979420553

When and where crashes happen in Mansfield

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,231 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,348 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,255 (14%)
  • Thursday2,367 (15%)
  • Friday2,762 (17%)
  • Saturday2,314 (15%)
  • Sunday1,610 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59526 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59231 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,786 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,301 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,890 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,083 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,443 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,627 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,314 (8.3%)
  • February1,128 (7.1%)
  • March1,301 (8.2%)
  • April1,241 (7.8%)
  • May1,291 (8.1%)
  • June1,248 (7.9%)
  • July1,271 (8%)
  • August1,228 (7.7%)
  • September1,412 (8.9%)
  • October1,539 (9.7%)
  • November1,523 (9.6%)
  • December1,391 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,366 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,069 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting294 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown129 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,895 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,935 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds153 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds141 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds129 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist128 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.2%)
  • Other209 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded273 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,082 (63%)
  • Wet or damp5,018 (32%)
  • Frost or ice332 (2.1%)
  • Snow146 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep29 (0.2%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded262 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph14 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph30 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph12,009 (76%)
  • 40 mph2,285 (14%)
  • 50 mph115 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1,357 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph75 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,883 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway1,843 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road758 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout364 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Mansfield

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,099 (53%)
  • Pedestrian3,616 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist2,638 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,561 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant960 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant609 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant232 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)89 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant83 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5600 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 101,143 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 151,644 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 203,977 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,594 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,413 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,324 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,803 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 651,214 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75781 (3.7%)
  • Over 75747 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded725 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,837 (56%)
  • Passenger5,512 (26%)
  • Pedestrian3,616 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,492 (70%)
  • Motorcycle2,716 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,724 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1,637 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach1,060 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes572 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car351 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle141 (0.5%)
  • Minibus67 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter26 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Mansfield

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

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Mansfield ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had the 122nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
122nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
227thCity of London16,32018,120872,333
228thExeter16,01019,1681652,891
229thSouth Tyneside15,91520,3542212,546
230thMansfield (this area)15,88720,9652103,136
231stLichfield15,84722,2313331,970
232ndAshfield15,80821,0022283,256
233rdAmber Valley15,80621,1723072,882

Accident hotspots in Mansfield

Central, Mansfield, NG18 1NH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Mansfield, with 1,120 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes

The A60 had the most collisions in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025: 2,605, including 40 fatal and 470 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA602,6053,60940470
2ndA6171,8742,60740401
3rdA60751,0241,51528212
4thB60307649895160
5thA386789027128
6thA60096738866103
7thA6117448632066
8thA6191400514258
9thB6033211274739
10thB6035198251262
11thB6031148202729
12thB6407134196332
13thB601491138221
14thA611557308
15thB6020476018
16thB60324055011
17thB6023242903
18thB6029131910
19thB6047111502
20thB6075101201

Towns in Mansfield

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025: 9,509.

Postcode districts in Mansfield

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025: 7,873.

Latest crashes in Mansfield

Of the latest 24 crashes in Mansfield, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity