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Nottingham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2020, and 687 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 35% on 2019 (852), and casualties fell from 1,039.

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

Collisions in 2020
553
Down 35% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
687
Down 34% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2020

0.5% of collisions in Nottingham in 2020 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight47285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight60187%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 553, down 35% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 553
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (18%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (13%)
  • February49 (8.9%)
  • March38 (6.9%)
  • April15 (2.7%)
  • May31 (5.6%)
  • June34 (6.1%)
  • July48 (8.7%)
  • August50 (9%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October54 (9.8%)
  • November53 (9.6%)
  • December49 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (9.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (65%)
  • Wet or damp133 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded55 (9.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (4%)
  • 30 mph499 (90%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout44 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (49%)
  • Cyclist120 (17%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2069 (10%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35214 (31%)
  • 36 to 4591 (13%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.9%)
  • Over 755 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider437 (64%)
  • Passenger149 (22%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (13%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.4%)
  • Tram2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 36th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2020

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2020, with 72 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2020

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2020: 37, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60374907
2ndA610365304
3rdA611273805
4thA6514254003
5thA6008233203
6thB6004202202
7thA6130192911
8thB682192200
9thA609162303
10thA612131402
11thA52111501
12thB684111301
13thA6005101100
14thB68681103
15thB6908801
16thA62007811
17thA4536801
18thA60025502
19thA60114401
20thA64644401

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2020

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 507.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2020

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2020: 127.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years