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Nottingham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 852 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2019, and 1,039 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (891), and casualties fell from 1,110.

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

Collisions in 2019
852
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,039
Down 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Nottingham in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious12815%
  • Slight72085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious13513%
  • Slight90087%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 852, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 852
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (12%)
  • Tuesday153 (18%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday142 (17%)
  • Friday161 (19%)
  • Saturday99 (12%)
  • Sunday85 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.4%)
  • February73 (8.6%)
  • March60 (7%)
  • April71 (8.3%)
  • May64 (7.5%)
  • June83 (9.7%)
  • July65 (7.6%)
  • August47 (5.5%)
  • September76 (8.9%)
  • October80 (9.4%)
  • November80 (9.4%)
  • December73 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds697 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded49 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry602 (71%)
  • Wet or damp195 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph785 (92%)
  • 40 mph46 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (81%)
  • Roundabout72 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (47%)
  • Pedestrian198 (19%)
  • Cyclist145 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2085 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25126 (12%)
  • 26 to 35315 (30%)
  • 36 to 45141 (14%)
  • 46 to 55120 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.3%)
  • Over 7534 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider607 (58%)
  • Passenger234 (23%)
  • Pedestrian198 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (10%)
  • Bus or coach90 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (6%)
  • Motorcycle86 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Tram6 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Nottingham ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 24th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2019

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2019, with 119 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2019

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2019: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60566407
2ndA6008506717
3rdA6104550010
4thA6514375304
5thA611344807
6thB682334505
7thB6004313407
8thA6200283303
9thA6005273602
10thA609242903
11thA6130222503
12thB686222805
13thA6002152111
14thA453141600
15thA52142504
16thA612121503
17thB690121201
18thB684111300
19thA60114402
20thB60083300

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2019

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 779.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2019

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2019: 190.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years