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Nottingham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,348 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1980, and 1,656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 347 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (1,404), and casualties fell from 1,717.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,348
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,656
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
36
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
347
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Nottingham in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362.7%
  • Serious34726%
  • Slight96572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal402.4%
  • Serious38123%
  • Slight1,23575%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,348, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (14%)
  • Tuesday195 (14%)
  • Wednesday188 (14%)
  • Thursday210 (16%)
  • Friday233 (17%)
  • Saturday195 (14%)
  • Sunday144 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59240 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59343 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59220 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (7.1%)
  • February102 (7.6%)
  • March108 (8%)
  • April90 (6.7%)
  • May115 (8.5%)
  • June100 (7.4%)
  • July103 (7.6%)
  • August102 (7.6%)
  • September118 (8.8%)
  • October153 (11%)
  • November135 (10%)
  • December126 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight879 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit458 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,124 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry884 (66%)
  • Wet or damp444 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,182 (88%)
  • 40 mph127 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,025 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (12%)
  • Roundabout83 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (5%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (31%)
  • Pedestrian460 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist394 (24%)
  • Cyclist160 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10123 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15155 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20429 (26%)
  • 21 to 25225 (14%)
  • 26 to 35215 (13%)
  • 36 to 45112 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 55126 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65113 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider821 (50%)
  • Pedestrian460 (28%)
  • Passenger375 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,263 (60%)
  • Motorcycle399 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach101 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Nottingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nottingham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 36th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1980

The A611 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1980: 95, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61195127516
2ndA6088106118
3rdA61486115422
4thA6107899316
5thA5269104216
6thA453384737
7thA6093842111
8thA6008333413
9thB6004263807
10thA6005253829
11thB683232823
12thA612222505
13thB684222509
14thB681182127
15thA6130161900
16thB6008151601
17thB690151709
18thB686142006
19thB682121303
20thA6488806

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1980

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 1,196.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1980

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1980: 300.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years