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Mansfield road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Mansfield in 1998, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1997 (329), and casualties rose from 455.

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

Collisions in 1998
392
Up 19% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
581
Up 28% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Mansfield in 1998

2.3% of collisions in Mansfield in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 20% in Mansfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight30979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight48984%

Mansfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mansfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 521 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 392, up 19% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.2%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March31 (7.9%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August23 (5.9%)
  • September26 (6.6%)
  • October39 (9.9%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December38 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (56%)
  • Wet or damp164 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (74%)
  • 40 mph61 (16%)
  • 60 mph37 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mansfield in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (64%)
  • Pedestrian96 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (12%)
  • 21 to 2560 (10%)
  • 26 to 35144 (25%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (52%)
  • Passenger183 (31%)
  • Pedestrian96 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mansfield in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mansfield had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1998.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Mansfield with the most crashes in 1998

The A60 had the most collisions in Mansfield in 1998: 66, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mansfield, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6066106315
2ndA61759105012
3rdA6075253116
4thA38212607
5thA6117202801
6thA6009152002
7thB6030111502
8thB603391800
9thB60143410
10thB60313610
11thB60352200
12thB64072300
13thB60231100
14thB60471100

Towns in Mansfield: crashes in 1998

Mansfield, Mansfield had the most collisions of any town in Mansfield in 1998: 227.

Postcode districts in Mansfield: crashes in 1998

NG18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mansfield in 1998: 186.

Latest crashes in Mansfield in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Mansfield in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Mansfield road accidents in other years