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Nottingham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,342 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1983, and 1,575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 341 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (1,444), and casualties fell from 1,737.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,342
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,575
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
25
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
341
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Nottingham in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious34125%
  • Slight97673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.7%
  • Serious37424%
  • Slight1,17475%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,342, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 1,342
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (11%)
  • Wednesday200 (15%)
  • Thursday222 (17%)
  • Friday258 (19%)
  • Saturday196 (15%)
  • Sunday136 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59338 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59240 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (7.7%)
  • February74 (5.5%)
  • March117 (8.7%)
  • April95 (7.1%)
  • May111 (8.3%)
  • June95 (7.1%)
  • July125 (9.3%)
  • August110 (8.2%)
  • September116 (8.6%)
  • October140 (10%)
  • November140 (10%)
  • December116 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight883 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit444 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,177 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry990 (74%)
  • Wet or damp333 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,178 (88%)
  • 40 mph136 (10%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,030 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (10%)
  • Roundabout95 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian492 (31%)
  • Car occupant390 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist373 (24%)
  • Cyclist206 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10128 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15125 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20403 (26%)
  • 21 to 25244 (15%)
  • 26 to 35195 (12%)
  • 36 to 45141 (9%)
  • 46 to 55103 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6576 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.9%)
  • Over 7533 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider766 (49%)
  • Pedestrian492 (31%)
  • Passenger317 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,206 (57%)
  • Motorcycle388 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle213 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes143 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach94 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Nottingham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nottingham ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 37th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1983

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1983: 102, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60102120127
2ndA6107895318
3rdA6116269019
4thA526079116
5thA65146075315
6thA6095061115
7thA6130394818
8thA6008313503
9thA4533036010
10thA6005252807
11thB684252603
12thB682232804
13thA612222506
14thB6004222506
15thB686151603
16thA6002131923
17thA6200131601
18thB690111103
19thB6835900
20thB60024400

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1983

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,209.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1983

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1983: 324.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years