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Mansfield road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Mansfield in 1980, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1979 (420), and casualties rose from 553.

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

Collisions in 1980
473
Up 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
593
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Mansfield in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Mansfield in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious12627%
  • Slight34172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious13723%
  • Slight45076%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 473, up 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday88 (19%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8%)
  • February28 (5.9%)
  • March41 (8.7%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June34 (7.2%)
  • July33 (7%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September33 (7%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (59%)
  • Wet or damp160 (34%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph343 (73%)
  • 40 mph73 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph45 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mansfield in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (36%)
  • Pedestrian136 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (23%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1043 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20180 (30%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (52%)
  • Passenger147 (25%)
  • Pedestrian136 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (58%)
  • Motorcycle151 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mansfield in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Mansfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mansfield ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1980.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes in 1980

The A60 had the most collisions in Mansfield in 1980: 78, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6078106022
2ndA6177693215
3rdA6075303918
4thB6030273509
5thA38202213
6thB60358901
7thB603171113
8thB60336801
9thB60144500
10thA60093311
11thA6113400
12thB64073300
13thA60152500
14thB60292200
15thA6161200
16thB60321300

Towns in Mansfield: crashes in 1980

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield in 1980: 296.

Postcode districts in Mansfield: crashes in 1980

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield in 1980: 253.

Latest crashes in Mansfield in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Mansfield in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Mansfield road accidents in other years