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Nottingham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 652 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2021, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (553), and casualties rose from 687.

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

Collisions in 2021
652
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
793
Up 15% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2021

0.5% of collisions in Nottingham in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious10616%
  • Slight54383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11014%
  • Slight68086%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 652, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 652
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday111 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.7%)
  • February32 (4.9%)
  • March43 (6.6%)
  • April53 (8.1%)
  • May53 (8.1%)
  • June65 (10%)
  • July57 (8.7%)
  • August54 (8.3%)
  • September70 (11%)
  • October62 (9.5%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December45 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (6.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded50 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (77%)
  • Wet or damp89 (14%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded56 (8.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph72 (11%)
  • 30 mph523 (80%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (77%)
  • Roundabout62 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (39%)
  • Pedestrian175 (22%)
  • Cyclist103 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.5%)
  • Tram occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded51 (6.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (12%)
  • 21 to 25111 (14%)
  • 26 to 35178 (22%)
  • 36 to 45124 (16%)
  • 46 to 55105 (13%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider467 (59%)
  • Pedestrian175 (22%)
  • Passenger151 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle70 (6.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)60 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5%)
  • Bus or coach48 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Tram7 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 29th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2021

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2021, with 80 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2021

The A610 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2021: 54, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6105478013
2ndA60485505
3rdA6008374106
4thA6514283802
5thA6130233303
6thA611222805
7thA609212816
8thB682192602
9thA52182902
10thB6004182104
11thA6002141502
12thA612131511
13thA453111203
14thB686101002
15thA62008902
16thA600571000
17thB6847900
18thB6907900
19thA60113400
20thB60082200

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2021

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 608.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2021

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2021: 156.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years