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Nottingham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,166 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2002, and 1,494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2001 (1,275), and casualties fell from 1,747.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,166
Down 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,494
Down 14% on 2001
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Nottingham in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious19717%
  • Slight95982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious20914%
  • Slight1,27485%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,166, down 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (15%)
  • Tuesday177 (15%)
  • Wednesday176 (15%)
  • Thursday157 (13%)
  • Friday185 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (14%)
  • Sunday127 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59265 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (8.7%)
  • February93 (8%)
  • March85 (7.3%)
  • April93 (8%)
  • May94 (8.1%)
  • June98 (8.4%)
  • July84 (7.2%)
  • August85 (7.3%)
  • September86 (7.4%)
  • October129 (11%)
  • November112 (9.6%)
  • December105 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight773 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit380 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds920 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded46 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry775 (66%)
  • Wet or damp333 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,045 (90%)
  • 40 mph90 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway840 (72%)
  • Roundabout117 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant785 (53%)
  • Pedestrian292 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (10%)
  • Cyclist107 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1067 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1590 (6%)
  • 16 to 20196 (13%)
  • 21 to 25180 (12%)
  • 26 to 35286 (19%)
  • 36 to 45217 (15%)
  • 46 to 55101 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.3%)
  • Over 7520 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded198 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider829 (55%)
  • Passenger373 (25%)
  • Pedestrian292 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,581 (74%)
  • Motorcycle156 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach80 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Nottingham ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 39th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2002

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2002, with 179 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2002

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2002: 115, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60115133130
2ndA61084107011
3rdA60087088211
4thA52507813
5thA611465705
6thB60044464111
7thB682444904
8thA453435807
9thA6200415108
10thA6514374607
11thA6005314004
12thA609293805
13thA6130263903
14thB684212612
15thB686182002
16thB690172201
17thA6002162005
18thA612142002
19thA60117900
20thB64647712

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2002

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,056.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2002

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2002: 263.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years