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Nottingham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,404 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1979, and 1,717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 381 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 54,186 collisions in Nottingham.

Collisions in 1979
1,404
Casualties in 1979
1,717
Fatal collisions
22
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
381
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1979

1.6% of collisions in Nottingham in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious38127%
  • Slight1,00171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious41724%
  • Slight1,27674%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,404.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025780900
2024761882
2023724835
2022679775
2021652793
2020553687
20198521,039
20188911,110
20178581,075
20168931,105
20159561,255
20149771,236
20138681,137
20128791,122
20119601,233
20109521,243
20099791,237
20089961,265
20079661,217
20061,0371,350
20051,0401,340
20041,0231,314
20031,1751,522
20021,1661,494
20011,2751,747
20001,4061,857
19991,2721,683
19981,3641,788
19971,3681,784
19961,3611,682
19951,3871,792
19941,4491,830
19931,4381,794
19921,4961,849
19911,5221,831
19901,6882,019
19891,5791,878
19881,4051,659
19871,3601,571
19861,4151,668
19851,4181,719
19841,4101,648
19831,3421,575
19821,4441,737
19811,4181,736
19801,3481,656
19791,4041,717

When and where crashes happen in Nottingham in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (13%)
  • Tuesday183 (13%)
  • Wednesday185 (13%)
  • Thursday237 (17%)
  • Friday226 (16%)
  • Saturday215 (15%)
  • Sunday175 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59336 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59216 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59226 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (6.3%)
  • February84 (6%)
  • March90 (6.4%)
  • April95 (6.8%)
  • May115 (8.2%)
  • June119 (8.5%)
  • July115 (8.2%)
  • August125 (8.9%)
  • September119 (8.5%)
  • October166 (12%)
  • November141 (10%)
  • December146 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight891 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit493 (35%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,157 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry905 (64%)
  • Wet or damp433 (31%)
  • Frost or ice44 (3.1%)
  • Snow22 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,245 (89%)
  • 40 mph113 (8%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,072 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout68 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (31%)
  • Pedestrian460 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist423 (25%)
  • Cyclist154 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10138 (8%)
  • 11 to 15129 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20465 (27%)
  • 21 to 25262 (15%)
  • 26 to 35235 (14%)
  • 36 to 45146 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55123 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.1%)
  • Over 7529 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider872 (51%)
  • Pedestrian460 (27%)
  • Passenger385 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,263 (57%)
  • Motorcycle445 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes159 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach98 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Nottingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nottingham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 37th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1979

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1979: 97, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6097120026
2ndA61483111229
3rdA6107691120
4thA6117078214
5thA526687216
6thB6835162218
7thB60044864011
8thA6094455010
9thA6123335010
10thB6843342010
11thA453314224
12thA6008303309
13thB690242516
14thB682232803
15thA6005172205
16thA6130162105
17thB681121601
18thB6008101303
19thB6869904
20thA60195602

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1979

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 1,258.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1979

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1979: 296.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years