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Nottingham road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,522 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1991, and 1,831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 298 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (1,688), and casualties fell from 2,019.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,522
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,831
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
27
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
298
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1991

1.8% of collisions in Nottingham in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.8%
  • Serious29820%
  • Slight1,19779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.5%
  • Serious32017%
  • Slight1,48381%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,522, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday248 (16%)
  • Tuesday216 (14%)
  • Wednesday244 (16%)
  • Thursday206 (14%)
  • Friday244 (16%)
  • Saturday206 (14%)
  • Sunday158 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59198 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59248 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59385 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59264 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January132 (8.7%)
  • February100 (6.6%)
  • March123 (8.1%)
  • April141 (9.3%)
  • May126 (8.3%)
  • June136 (8.9%)
  • July121 (8%)
  • August107 (7%)
  • September138 (9.1%)
  • October135 (8.9%)
  • November144 (9.5%)
  • December119 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,020 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit457 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,296 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (11%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,044 (69%)
  • Wet or damp426 (28%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.6%)
  • Snow10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,339 (88%)
  • 40 mph137 (9%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,186 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (10%)
  • Roundabout106 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant718 (39%)
  • Pedestrian528 (29%)
  • Cyclist224 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10148 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15146 (8%)
  • 16 to 20314 (17%)
  • 21 to 25267 (15%)
  • 26 to 35296 (16%)
  • 36 to 45150 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 55120 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6585 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.2%)
  • Over 75187 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider891 (49%)
  • Pedestrian528 (29%)
  • Passenger412 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,770 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle232 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle200 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes153 (6%)
  • Bus or coach110 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 20th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1991

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1991: 120, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60120137331
2ndA610111139427
3rdA65147085013
4thA611597019
5thA60085767010
6thA61305262010
7thB6825270011
8thA609515707
9thA52506719
10thA453496259
11thB6004444719
12thA612313705
13thA6005294008
14thA6200293513
15thB684293813
16thA6002234306
17thB686131400
18thB690131511
19thB64645600
20thB6835501

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1991

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,354.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1991

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1991: 332.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years