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Mansfield road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Mansfield in 1997, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1996 (407), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 1997
329
Down 19% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
455
Down 24% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Mansfield in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Mansfield in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7322%
  • Slight25477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight37783%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 329, down 19% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.3%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March33 (10%)
  • April27 (8.2%)
  • May15 (4.6%)
  • June38 (12%)
  • July30 (9.1%)
  • August32 (9.7%)
  • September29 (8.8%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November20 (6.1%)
  • December22 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (61%)
  • Wet or damp123 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (72%)
  • 40 mph55 (17%)
  • 60 mph34 (10%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mansfield in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (65%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (21%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (58%)
  • Passenger130 (29%)
  • Pedestrian60 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mansfield in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Mansfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mansfield ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1997.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes in 1997

The A617 had the most collisions in Mansfield in 1997: 54, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6175477011
2ndA604871113
3rdA6075284307
4thA38182503
5thA6117162402
6thA6009142200
7thB6030141705
8thB60335601
9thB64074703
10thA6113500
11thB60313302
12thB60353301
13thB60231101

Towns in Mansfield: crashes in 1997

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield in 1997: 201.

Postcode districts in Mansfield: crashes in 1997

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield in 1997: 163.

Latest crashes in Mansfield in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Mansfield in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Mansfield road accidents in other years