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Nottingham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,405 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1988, and 1,659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 336 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (1,360), and casualties rose from 1,571.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,405
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,659
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
24
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
336
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Nottingham in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.7%
  • Serious33624%
  • Slight1,04574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.6%
  • Serious36722%
  • Slight1,26676%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,405, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 1,405
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (14%)
  • Tuesday187 (13%)
  • Wednesday233 (17%)
  • Thursday211 (15%)
  • Friday249 (18%)
  • Saturday197 (14%)
  • Sunday132 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59191 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59339 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59225 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59162 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (7.2%)
  • February120 (8.5%)
  • March120 (8.5%)
  • April103 (7.3%)
  • May108 (7.7%)
  • June136 (9.7%)
  • July109 (7.8%)
  • August119 (8.5%)
  • September120 (8.5%)
  • October142 (10%)
  • November146 (10%)
  • December81 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight997 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit396 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,203 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry985 (70%)
  • Wet or damp385 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,238 (88%)
  • 40 mph126 (9%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,103 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout91 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant530 (32%)
  • Pedestrian499 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (15%)
  • Cyclist204 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant48 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10116 (7%)
  • 11 to 15104 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20308 (19%)
  • 21 to 25290 (17%)
  • 26 to 35233 (14%)
  • 36 to 45151 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55103 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6582 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.7%)
  • Over 75150 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider819 (49%)
  • Pedestrian499 (30%)
  • Passenger341 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,482 (63%)
  • Motorcycle262 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle207 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes169 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach95 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car82 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Nottingham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Nottingham ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 31st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
31st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1988

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1988: 124, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60124139133
2ndA6108796214
3rdA6097295217
4thA6008677509
5thA65146173011
6thA52526126
7thB6824953115
8thB60044552113
9thA6114457110
10thA6130425319
11thA6005343503
12thA612303707
13thB684293619
14thA6200273205
15thA6002243605
16thA453223508
17thB690202307
18thB686111203
19thA60116801
20thB64643302

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1988

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,269.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1988

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1988: 324.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years