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Nottingham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 956 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2015, and 1,255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2014 (977), and casualties rose from 1,236.

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

Collisions in 2015
956
Down 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,255
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Nottingham in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious12413%
  • Slight82887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious13511%
  • Slight1,11689%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 956, down 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 956
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (14%)
  • Tuesday146 (15%)
  • Wednesday155 (16%)
  • Thursday173 (18%)
  • Friday146 (15%)
  • Saturday125 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9.2%)
  • February70 (7.3%)
  • March73 (7.6%)
  • April71 (7.4%)
  • May85 (8.9%)
  • June84 (8.8%)
  • July78 (8.2%)
  • August71 (7.4%)
  • September81 (8.5%)
  • October83 (8.7%)
  • November86 (9%)
  • December86 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight679 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds774 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry698 (73%)
  • Wet or damp218 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph838 (88%)
  • 40 mph80 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway773 (81%)
  • Roundabout92 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (48%)
  • Pedestrian225 (18%)
  • Cyclist150 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20132 (11%)
  • 21 to 25167 (13%)
  • 26 to 35244 (19%)
  • 36 to 45197 (16%)
  • 46 to 55161 (13%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.9%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded86 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider718 (57%)
  • Passenger312 (25%)
  • Pedestrian225 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,182 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle107 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach88 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car83 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Tram4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 19th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2015

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2015, with 128 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2015

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2015: 82, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6082105013
2ndA6008607709
3rdA610506204
4thB682435714
5thA611416102
6thA6514386213
7thA52354806
8thA6130314303
9thA609284103
10thA6005242903
11thB6004243401
12thA453232705
13thA6200182605
14thB690152201
15thA612142402
16thB686141504
17thA6002131305
18thB684131904
19thB600871000
20thA60114500

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2015

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 871.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2015

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2015: 218.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years