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Nottingham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,579 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1989, and 1,878 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 340 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (1,405), and casualties rose from 1,659.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,579
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,878
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
27
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
340
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Nottingham in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.7%
  • Serious34022%
  • Slight1,21277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.5%
  • Serious36219%
  • Slight1,48779%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,579, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 1,579
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (14%)
  • Tuesday222 (14%)
  • Wednesday255 (16%)
  • Thursday233 (15%)
  • Friday254 (16%)
  • Saturday242 (15%)
  • Sunday152 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59167 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59173 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59290 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59425 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59240 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59200 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (6.4%)
  • February115 (7.3%)
  • March138 (8.7%)
  • April132 (8.4%)
  • May120 (7.6%)
  • June144 (9.1%)
  • July139 (8.8%)
  • August114 (7.2%)
  • September151 (9.6%)
  • October143 (9.1%)
  • November148 (9.4%)
  • December134 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,102 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit449 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,342 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,150 (73%)
  • Wet or damp404 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,427 (90%)
  • 40 mph125 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,250 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout106 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant656 (35%)
  • Pedestrian541 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (14%)
  • Cyclist240 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 574 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10122 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15142 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20357 (19%)
  • 21 to 25321 (17%)
  • 26 to 35272 (14%)
  • 36 to 45149 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 55114 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6574 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7570 (3.7%)
  • Over 75183 (9.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider897 (48%)
  • Pedestrian541 (29%)
  • Passenger440 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,705 (65%)
  • Motorcycle269 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle246 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach128 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car71 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 24th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1989

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1989: 151, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60151172127
2ndA610105120025
3rdA60087074116
4thA6096375210
5thA6116179112
6thA65145874018
7thB6825862211
8thA52516319
9thA61304857011
10thA453405035
11thA6005374407
12thB60043745012
13thA612273606
14thB684272822
15thA6200193003
16thB686181907
17thB690172103
18thA600271212
19thB60086912
20thB6856601

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1989

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,409.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1989

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1989: 343.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1989, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years