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Nottingham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,364 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 1998, and 1,788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (1,368), and casualties rose from 1,784.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,364
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,788
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 1998

1% of collisions in Nottingham in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious27320%
  • Slight1,07879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious29016%
  • Slight1,48483%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,364, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (14%)
  • Tuesday229 (17%)
  • Wednesday205 (15%)
  • Thursday209 (15%)
  • Friday207 (15%)
  • Saturday186 (14%)
  • Sunday134 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59209 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59251 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59364 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (7.3%)
  • February93 (6.8%)
  • March119 (8.7%)
  • April121 (8.9%)
  • May92 (6.7%)
  • June123 (9%)
  • July99 (7.3%)
  • August115 (8.4%)
  • September114 (8.4%)
  • October144 (11%)
  • November131 (9.6%)
  • December114 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight973 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit373 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,130 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry942 (69%)
  • Wet or damp391 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,202 (88%)
  • 40 mph129 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph26 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,024 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (10%)
  • Roundabout116 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant874 (49%)
  • Pedestrian428 (24%)
  • Cyclist152 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant118 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10132 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15116 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20215 (12%)
  • 21 to 25245 (14%)
  • 26 to 35386 (22%)
  • 36 to 45207 (12%)
  • 46 to 55141 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6570 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.1%)
  • Over 7537 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded125 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider882 (49%)
  • Passenger478 (27%)
  • Pedestrian428 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,774 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle119 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach111 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 31st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 1998

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 1998: 121, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60121167024
2ndA61094122213
3rdA651481139212
4thA6116074110
5thA60085972010
6thA52588115
7thB6825368011
8thA6094654015
9thA4534471110
10thB6004445405
11thA6130425716
12thA6005364409
13thB684325118
14thB686212304
15thA6200193305
16thB690172902
17thA612121403
18thA6002101202
19thB60087803
20thA60116802

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 1998

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,221.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 1998

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 1998: 269.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years