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Nottingham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,410 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1984, and 1,648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 376 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (1,342), and casualties rose from 1,575.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,410
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,648
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
36
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
376
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1984

2.6% of collisions in Nottingham in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362.6%
  • Serious37627%
  • Slight99871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.2%
  • Serious40725%
  • Slight1,20573%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,410, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 1,410
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (15%)
  • Tuesday195 (14%)
  • Wednesday214 (15%)
  • Thursday201 (14%)
  • Friday242 (17%)
  • Saturday214 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59262 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59373 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59221 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January118 (8.4%)
  • February94 (6.7%)
  • March130 (9.2%)
  • April93 (6.6%)
  • May136 (9.6%)
  • June110 (7.8%)
  • July117 (8.3%)
  • August108 (7.7%)
  • September125 (8.9%)
  • October137 (9.7%)
  • November147 (10%)
  • December95 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight956 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit432 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,207 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,011 (72%)
  • Wet or damp373 (26%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,245 (88%)
  • 40 mph116 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph19 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,075 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout105 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian529 (32%)
  • Car occupant429 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (23%)
  • Cyclist192 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (4%)
  • 6 to 10132 (8%)
  • 11 to 15155 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20410 (25%)
  • 21 to 25230 (14%)
  • 26 to 35195 (12%)
  • 36 to 45132 (8%)
  • 46 to 55111 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.4%)
  • Over 7553 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider790 (48%)
  • Pedestrian529 (32%)
  • Passenger329 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,286 (59%)
  • Motorcycle396 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle201 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach94 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 34th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1984

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1984: 124, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60124142529
2ndA61085103324
3rdA526684214
4thA65146479315
5thA60085870018
6thA6094144114
7thA6114044110
8thA6005373924
9thB6004374519
10thA6130354007
11thB684313718
12thA453263215
13thB682263726
14thA612212319
15thA6002202106
16thB690182208
17thA6200171701
18thB6008111202
19thB686101311
20thB6836813

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1984

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,232.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1984

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1984: 314.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years