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Nottingham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,418 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1985, and 1,719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 342 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (1,410), and casualties rose from 1,648.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,418
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,719
Up 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
19
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
342
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Nottingham in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious34224%
  • Slight1,05775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious36321%
  • Slight1,33778%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,418, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (13%)
  • Tuesday218 (15%)
  • Wednesday193 (14%)
  • Thursday181 (13%)
  • Friday269 (19%)
  • Saturday225 (16%)
  • Sunday149 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59282 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59335 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59234 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (6.1%)
  • February94 (6.6%)
  • March132 (9.3%)
  • April106 (7.5%)
  • May106 (7.5%)
  • June117 (8.3%)
  • July101 (7.1%)
  • August110 (7.8%)
  • September139 (9.8%)
  • October134 (9.4%)
  • November146 (10%)
  • December146 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight916 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit483 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,201 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry947 (67%)
  • Wet or damp428 (30%)
  • Frost or ice26 (1.8%)
  • Snow17 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,227 (87%)
  • 40 mph145 (10%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,060 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (11%)
  • Roundabout106 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road91 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian520 (30%)
  • Car occupant517 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist308 (18%)
  • Cyclist213 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant48 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10116 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15144 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20372 (22%)
  • 21 to 25259 (15%)
  • 26 to 35235 (14%)
  • 36 to 45145 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 55109 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6596 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.5%)
  • Over 75112 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider811 (47%)
  • Pedestrian520 (30%)
  • Passenger388 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,426 (63%)
  • Motorcycle313 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle218 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach113 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Nottingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nottingham ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 32nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1985

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1985: 124, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60124148230
2ndA610111132124
3rdA65146693314
4thA60086469117
5thA525679211
6thA609527008
7thB6824959013
8thA61304254011
9thA6114048012
10thB60043642010
11thA6200324318
12thA4533143010
13thA612315109
14thA6005303307
15thB684222306
16thA6002202109
17thB690192303
18thB686101003
19thB68381904
20thB64645501

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1985

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,267.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1985

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1985: 321.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years