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Nottingham road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2023, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (679), and casualties rose from 775.

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

Collisions in 2023
724
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
835
Up 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Nottingham in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious17023%
  • Slight55076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious18122%
  • Slight64978%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 724, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 724
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (16%)
  • Wednesday113 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday122 (17%)
  • Saturday102 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.5%)
  • February58 (8%)
  • March67 (9.3%)
  • April58 (8%)
  • May66 (9.1%)
  • June67 (9.3%)
  • July65 (9%)
  • August52 (7.2%)
  • September50 (6.9%)
  • October70 (9.7%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December40 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight515 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds543 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry509 (70%)
  • Wet or damp193 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph109 (15%)
  • 30 mph546 (75%)
  • 40 mph59 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (15%)
  • Roundabout36 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (36%)
  • Pedestrian186 (22%)
  • Cyclist126 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20100 (12%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 35164 (20%)
  • 36 to 45127 (15%)
  • 46 to 55110 (13%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4%)
  • Over 7534 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (58%)
  • Pedestrian186 (22%)
  • Passenger165 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car775 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (11%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach74 (5.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)47 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 28th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2023

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2023, with 99 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2023

The A610 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2023: 53, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610536418
2ndA605265211
3rdA6008374205
4thB6823235012
5thA609283309
6thA52243303
7thA6514242809
8thA611202503
9thA453171703
10thA6005161904
11thA6130151904
12thB6004141502
13thA6002111302
14thB690111102
15thA6200101202
16thB60088801
17thB6848800
18thA6127700
19thB6867902
20thA64643301

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2023

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 667.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2023

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2023: 171.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2023, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years