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Nottingham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 679 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2022, and 775 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (652), and casualties fell from 793.

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

Collisions in 2022
679
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
775
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2022

0.1% of collisions in Nottingham in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious14722%
  • Slight53178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious15820%
  • Slight61679%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 679, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 679
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (12%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (13%)
  • Friday126 (19%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.7%)
  • February54 (8%)
  • March67 (9.9%)
  • April44 (6.5%)
  • May57 (8.4%)
  • June63 (9.3%)
  • July42 (6.2%)
  • August55 (8.1%)
  • September59 (8.7%)
  • October58 (8.5%)
  • November65 (9.6%)
  • December63 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds504 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded58 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry531 (78%)
  • Wet or damp136 (20%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph67 (9.9%)
  • 30 mph543 (80%)
  • 40 mph54 (8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (15%)
  • Roundabout34 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (36%)
  • Pedestrian186 (24%)
  • Cyclist97 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded52 (6.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20105 (14%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35162 (21%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (11%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.2%)
  • Over 7526 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (58%)
  • Pedestrian186 (24%)
  • Passenger143 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car687 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)64 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 34th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2022

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2022, with 86 collisions, 24 of them serious.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2022

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2022: 43, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA604346016
2ndA6008425409
3rdA610384109
4thA611283207
5thA6514263102
6thB682242702
7thA6130222803
8thA453212605
9thB6004202206
10thA52162005
11thA6005151904
12thA609121201
13thA6200101111
14thB690101301
15thA6129903
16thA60028902
17thB6868900
18thA60116603
19thB6845501
20thA64643300

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2022

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 623.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2022

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2022: 140.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years