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Nottingham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,175 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2003, and 1,522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (1,166), and casualties rose from 1,494.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,175
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,522
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
16
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Nottingham in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious18516%
  • Slight97483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious20413%
  • Slight1,30085%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,175, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (14%)
  • Tuesday169 (14%)
  • Wednesday181 (15%)
  • Thursday166 (14%)
  • Friday198 (17%)
  • Saturday160 (14%)
  • Sunday135 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59277 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (7.7%)
  • February89 (7.6%)
  • March101 (8.6%)
  • April82 (7%)
  • May100 (8.5%)
  • June99 (8.4%)
  • July114 (9.7%)
  • August93 (7.9%)
  • September87 (7.4%)
  • October120 (10%)
  • November110 (9.4%)
  • December90 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight785 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit377 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds981 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (2%)
  • Not recorded48 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry879 (75%)
  • Wet or damp242 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,037 (88%)
  • 40 mph102 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway863 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (10%)
  • Roundabout99 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (8.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant812 (53%)
  • Pedestrian261 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (11%)
  • Cyclist127 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2%)
  • 6 to 1066 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1587 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20224 (15%)
  • 21 to 25167 (11%)
  • 26 to 35292 (19%)
  • 36 to 45219 (14%)
  • 46 to 55130 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6559 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (1.6%)
  • Over 7530 (2%)
  • Not recorded193 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider864 (57%)
  • Passenger397 (26%)
  • Pedestrian261 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,510 (71%)
  • Motorcycle176 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (6%)
  • Bus or coach96 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car80 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 31st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2003

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2003, with 183 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2003

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2003: 99, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6099134112
2ndA600874101113
3rdA610689726
4thA6514547109
5thA611486315
6thB682485719
7thA52476328
8thA609445616
9thA6200354725
10thB6004293607
11thA6130273602
12thB686263505
13thA453253103
14thA6002212504
15thA6005203005
16thB684182305
17thA612162305
18thB690131501
19thB64646701
20thA60115701

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2003

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 1,070.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2003

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2003: 225.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2003, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years