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Mansfield road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Mansfield in 1979, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,887 collisions in Mansfield.

Collisions in 1979
420
Casualties in 1979
553
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Mansfield in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Mansfield in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious12630%
  • Slight28568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious15227%
  • Slight39271%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 420.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (18%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (3.8%)
  • February19 (4.5%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April35 (8.3%)
  • May33 (7.9%)
  • June36 (8.6%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September37 (8.8%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4%)
  • Snow17 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph324 (77%)
  • 40 mph53 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mansfield in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (24%)
  • Pedestrian126 (23%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20155 (28%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (53%)
  • Passenger132 (24%)
  • Pedestrian126 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (55%)
  • Motorcycle139 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach36 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mansfield in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Mansfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mansfield ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1979.

Collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes in 1979

The A60 had the most collisions in Mansfield in 1979: 68, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606892320
2ndA6176583216
3rdB60302735110
4thA6075174107
5thA38121305
6thB60146703
7thB602961010
8thB60315602
9thB60334611
10thA60093401
11thA6112200
12thA6152200
13thB60352401
14thB64072201
15thA6141100
16thB30611100
17thB60321101

Towns in Mansfield: crashes in 1979

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield in 1979: 267.

Postcode districts in Mansfield: crashes in 1979

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield in 1979: 211.

Latest crashes in Mansfield in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Mansfield in 1979, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Mansfield road accidents in other years