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Nottingham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 952 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2010, and 1,243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (979), and casualties rose from 1,237.

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

Collisions in 2010
952
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,243
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Nottingham in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious12213%
  • Slight82487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious13211%
  • Slight1,10589%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 952, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 952
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (13%)
  • Tuesday143 (15%)
  • Wednesday144 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (17%)
  • Friday150 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (13%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59255 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.2%)
  • February84 (8.8%)
  • March85 (8.9%)
  • April77 (8.1%)
  • May82 (8.6%)
  • June74 (7.8%)
  • July93 (9.8%)
  • August73 (7.7%)
  • September68 (7.1%)
  • October87 (9.1%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December53 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight687 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds729 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry646 (68%)
  • Wet or damp207 (22%)
  • Frost or ice38 (4%)
  • Snow15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded46 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph835 (88%)
  • 40 mph98 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway741 (78%)
  • Roundabout87 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant615 (49%)
  • Pedestrian216 (17%)
  • Cyclist129 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant109 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20164 (13%)
  • 21 to 25149 (12%)
  • 26 to 35230 (19%)
  • 36 to 45194 (16%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.5%)
  • Over 7528 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded118 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (53%)
  • Passenger362 (29%)
  • Pedestrian216 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,135 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach107 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle86 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car70 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Tram5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 23rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2010

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2010, with 126 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2010

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2010: 97, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA609712104
2ndA610608215
3rdA611477104
4thA60084655012
5thB682467206
6thA52435405
7thA609324114
8thA6514324003
9thA6130294105
10thA453283802
11thA6005273104
12thB6004222502
13thB686222603
14thA612182314
15thA6200182003
16thB690172502
17thB684111202
18thA600281400
19thA646481401
20thA601161203

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2010

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 876.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2010

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2010: 228.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years