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Nottingham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 979 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2009, and 1,237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (996), and casualties fell from 1,265.

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

Collisions in 2009
979
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,237
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Nottingham in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious13814%
  • Slight83585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious14211%
  • Slight1,08988%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 979, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 979
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday153 (16%)
  • Thursday144 (15%)
  • Friday168 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (13%)
  • Sunday102 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9%)
  • February63 (6.4%)
  • March81 (8.3%)
  • April84 (8.6%)
  • May69 (7%)
  • June103 (11%)
  • July86 (8.8%)
  • August73 (7.5%)
  • September86 (8.8%)
  • October70 (7.2%)
  • November91 (9.3%)
  • December85 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight678 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit290 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds750 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded44 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry663 (68%)
  • Wet or damp243 (25%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph874 (89%)
  • 40 mph85 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway737 (75%)
  • Roundabout105 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant610 (49%)
  • Pedestrian212 (17%)
  • Cyclist145 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1564 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20186 (15%)
  • 21 to 25170 (14%)
  • 26 to 35234 (19%)
  • 36 to 45201 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6568 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.7%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded86 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider724 (59%)
  • Passenger301 (24%)
  • Pedestrian212 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,185 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle123 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach87 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Tram5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 25th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2009

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2009, with 136 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2009

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2009: 82, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6082102112
2ndA610516107
3rdA6008486017
4thA611476716
5thA52466708
6thB682445307
7thB60043749010
8thA6514334703
9thA453303705
10thA609304013
11thA6130233501
12thA6200233105
13thA6002202512
14thB684192304
15thB686192603
16thA6005181802
17thB690141403
18thA612101401
19thA646491201
20thA60116601

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2009

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 875.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2009

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2009: 211.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2009, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years