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Nottingham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 996 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2008, and 1,265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (966), and casualties rose from 1,217.

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

Collisions in 2008
996
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,265
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2008

0.5% of collisions in Nottingham in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14414%
  • Slight84785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious15212%
  • Slight1,10888%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 996, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 996
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (17%)
  • Tuesday160 (16%)
  • Wednesday145 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (14%)
  • Friday148 (15%)
  • Saturday142 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (9.5%)
  • February83 (8.3%)
  • March57 (5.7%)
  • April80 (8%)
  • May84 (8.4%)
  • June74 (7.4%)
  • July90 (9%)
  • August61 (6.1%)
  • September97 (9.7%)
  • October105 (11%)
  • November83 (8.3%)
  • December87 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight704 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit280 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds768 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded60 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry675 (68%)
  • Wet or damp253 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded61 (6.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph872 (88%)
  • 40 mph92 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway714 (72%)
  • Roundabout119 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant607 (48%)
  • Pedestrian222 (18%)
  • Cyclist134 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1046 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20162 (13%)
  • 21 to 25181 (14%)
  • 26 to 35234 (18%)
  • 36 to 45215 (17%)
  • 46 to 55120 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.9%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded100 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (59%)
  • Passenger300 (24%)
  • Pedestrian222 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,199 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle129 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach76 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Tram4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 27th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2008

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2008, with 126 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2008

The A610 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2008: 75, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610758808
2ndA607187015
3rdA6008627609
4thA52587304
5thB682496406
6thA6514436908
7thA611415805
8thA609406215
9thA453314212
10thA6005303307
11thA6130263012
12thB6004253004
13thA6002222704
14thA6200192901
15thB686172404
16thB690161805
17thB684141600
18thA612121502
19thA60195500
20thA64644800

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2008

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 891.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2008

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2008: 229.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years