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Nottingham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 858 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2017, and 1,075 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (893), and casualties fell from 1,105.

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

Collisions in 2017
858
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,075
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Nottingham in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10913%
  • Slight74487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11110%
  • Slight95989%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 858, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 858
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday103 (12%)
  • Wednesday140 (16%)
  • Thursday131 (15%)
  • Friday165 (19%)
  • Saturday111 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8%)
  • February69 (8%)
  • March81 (9.4%)
  • April61 (7.1%)
  • May71 (8.3%)
  • June69 (8%)
  • July58 (6.8%)
  • August62 (7.2%)
  • September91 (11%)
  • October93 (11%)
  • November84 (9.8%)
  • December50 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight629 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds701 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry618 (72%)
  • Wet or damp201 (23%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (5%)
  • 30 mph730 (85%)
  • 40 mph76 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway689 (80%)
  • Roundabout82 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (47%)
  • Pedestrian195 (18%)
  • Cyclist149 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Tram occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20111 (10%)
  • 21 to 25150 (14%)
  • 26 to 35222 (21%)
  • 36 to 45164 (15%)
  • 46 to 55127 (12%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2%)
  • Not recorded69 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider623 (58%)
  • Passenger257 (24%)
  • Pedestrian195 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car997 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (10%)
  • Motorcycle104 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach78 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.9%)
  • Tram7 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 30th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2017

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2017, with 95 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2017

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2017: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606678010
2ndA610536504
3rdA6008516305
4thA6514486407
5thB682415004
6thA611364303
7thA6130334815
8thA609273213
9thA52203010
10thB6004202304
11thA6005192504
12thA6200192302
13thA612182005
14thA6002161801
15thA453131704
16thB684121301
17thB686111701
18thB690111802
19thA60115801
20thA64643300

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2017

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 800.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2017

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2017: 201.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years