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Nottingham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,418 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1981, and 1,736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 334 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (1,348), and casualties rose from 1,656.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,418
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,736
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
22
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
334
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1981

1.6% of collisions in Nottingham in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious33424%
  • Slight1,06275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.4%
  • Serious36621%
  • Slight1,34577%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,418, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (13%)
  • Tuesday201 (14%)
  • Wednesday217 (15%)
  • Thursday210 (15%)
  • Friday234 (17%)
  • Saturday208 (15%)
  • Sunday165 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59352 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59229 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8%)
  • February84 (5.9%)
  • March114 (8%)
  • April108 (7.6%)
  • May129 (9.1%)
  • June113 (8%)
  • July121 (8.5%)
  • August128 (9%)
  • September148 (10%)
  • October130 (9.2%)
  • November135 (9.5%)
  • December94 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight955 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit451 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,193 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry957 (67%)
  • Wet or damp405 (29%)
  • Frost or ice34 (2.4%)
  • Snow20 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,233 (87%)
  • 40 mph145 (10%)
  • 60 mph14 (1%)
  • 70 mph19 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,060 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (12%)
  • Roundabout104 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant588 (34%)
  • Pedestrian484 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist395 (23%)
  • Cyclist129 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10131 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 15108 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20479 (28%)
  • 21 to 25258 (15%)
  • 26 to 35239 (14%)
  • 36 to 45129 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 55112 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 65103 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.1%)
  • Over 7547 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider844 (49%)
  • Pedestrian484 (28%)
  • Passenger408 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,369 (61%)
  • Motorcycle422 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes161 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach85 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 31st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
31st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1981

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1981: 115, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60115138027
2ndA5280102017
3rdA6147396120
4thA6117288120
5thA610698729
6thA609424805
7thA453344026
8thB6004294719
9thA612283314
10thA6005252907
11thB684253627
12thB6832430111
13thA6008222403
14thA6130202802
15thB686192006
16thB681151803
17thB6008141914
18thB690142203
19thB682131303
20thA6514121407

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1981

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 1,256.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1981

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1981: 261.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years