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Nottingham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,275 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2001, and 1,747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (1,406), and casualties fell from 1,857.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,275
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,747
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2001

1% of collisions in Nottingham in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious22117%
  • Slight1,04182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious23914%
  • Slight1,49586%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,275, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (15%)
  • Tuesday171 (13%)
  • Wednesday190 (15%)
  • Thursday189 (15%)
  • Friday211 (17%)
  • Saturday170 (13%)
  • Sunday151 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59173 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (9%)
  • February111 (8.7%)
  • March90 (7.1%)
  • April94 (7.4%)
  • May103 (8.1%)
  • June113 (8.9%)
  • July94 (7.4%)
  • August102 (8%)
  • September91 (7.1%)
  • October124 (9.7%)
  • November102 (8%)
  • December136 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight872 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit397 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,083 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (8.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry863 (68%)
  • Wet or damp335 (26%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,147 (90%)
  • 40 mph103 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway991 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout88 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant896 (51%)
  • Pedestrian325 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist144 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant127 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1082 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15136 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20228 (13%)
  • 21 to 25228 (13%)
  • 26 to 35328 (19%)
  • 36 to 45226 (13%)
  • 46 to 55143 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6571 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3%)
  • Over 7534 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded176 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider902 (52%)
  • Passenger520 (30%)
  • Pedestrian325 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,599 (71%)
  • Motorcycle164 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach110 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Nottingham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Nottingham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 29th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2001

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2001, with 184 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2001

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2001: 107, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60107154019
2ndA6108512528
3rdA60087597011
4thA6116383010
5thB682516508
6thA52446806
7thA6130425306
8thA453395319
9thA609395813
10thA6514384612
11thB60043648010
12thA6200314506
13thA6005304304
14thB684244004
15thA612182802
16thB686182806
17thA6002172317
18thB690112102
19thB600871010
20thA60116800

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2001

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,156.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2001

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2001: 258.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years