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Nottingham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,444 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1982, and 1,737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 366 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (1,418), and casualties rose from 1,736.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,444
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,737
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
25
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
366
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1982

1.7% of collisions in Nottingham in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.7%
  • Serious36625%
  • Slight1,05373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.4%
  • Serious38922%
  • Slight1,32376%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,444, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982: 1,444
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday203 (14%)
  • Tuesday211 (15%)
  • Wednesday199 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (13%)
  • Friday279 (19%)
  • Saturday206 (14%)
  • Sunday156 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59331 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59252 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (6.4%)
  • February108 (7.5%)
  • March107 (7.4%)
  • April112 (7.8%)
  • May129 (8.9%)
  • June115 (8%)
  • July107 (7.4%)
  • August129 (8.9%)
  • September124 (8.6%)
  • October149 (10%)
  • November145 (10%)
  • December126 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight939 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit489 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,226 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry988 (68%)
  • Wet or damp424 (29%)
  • Frost or ice28 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,252 (87%)
  • 40 mph155 (11%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,087 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (10%)
  • Roundabout109 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist463 (27%)
  • Pedestrian453 (26%)
  • Cyclist163 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10122 (7%)
  • 11 to 15114 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20480 (28%)
  • 21 to 25262 (15%)
  • 26 to 35252 (15%)
  • 36 to 45143 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 55120 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65103 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.7%)
  • Over 7530 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider888 (51%)
  • Pedestrian453 (26%)
  • Passenger396 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,318 (58%)
  • Motorcycle477 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes149 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach88 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 35th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
35th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1982

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1982: 124, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60124147233
2ndA6117699123
3rdA65146594212
4thA6104954311
5thA6094560414
6thA6200425006
7thA52364728
8thA6008364507
9thA612364318
10thA6130343505
11thA453303719
12thA6005282908
13thB684272806
14thB6004223309
15thB682222516
16thB690121203
17thA6002111706
18thB686101203
19thB60086701
20thB6836701

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1982

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,290.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1982

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1982: 271.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years