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Nottingham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 893 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2016, and 1,105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (956), and casualties fell from 1,255.

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

Collisions in 2016
893
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,105
Down 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Nottingham in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious12013%
  • Slight76786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious12611%
  • Slight97388%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 893, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 893
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (15%)
  • Wednesday143 (16%)
  • Thursday164 (18%)
  • Friday143 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (11%)
  • February93 (10%)
  • March63 (7.1%)
  • April63 (7.1%)
  • May84 (9.4%)
  • June71 (8%)
  • July63 (7.1%)
  • August64 (7.2%)
  • September72 (8.1%)
  • October79 (8.8%)
  • November79 (8.8%)
  • December61 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds725 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry637 (71%)
  • Wet or damp206 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (4%)
  • 30 mph759 (85%)
  • 40 mph90 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway715 (80%)
  • Roundabout86 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (46%)
  • Pedestrian207 (19%)
  • Cyclist151 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.4%)
  • Tram occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2097 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 25175 (16%)
  • 26 to 35251 (23%)
  • 36 to 45154 (14%)
  • 46 to 55127 (11%)
  • 56 to 6578 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (1.7%)
  • Over 7527 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded69 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (60%)
  • Passenger238 (22%)
  • Pedestrian207 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,057 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle115 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach75 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.3%)
  • Tram5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 24th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2016

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2016, with 107 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2016

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2016: 69, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60699407
2ndA610627707
3rdA6008505905
4thA6514486104
5thB682486108
6thA611455507
7thA6130314004
8thA453263305
9thA609262816
10thA52233015
11thB6004233004
12thB684192604
13thA6002182404
14thA6005182212
15thA6200171700
16thA612161824
17thB686121300
18thB69091400
19thA64646700
20thA60115901

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2016

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 827.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2016

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2016: 198.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years