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Nottingham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 761 road traffic collisions in Nottingham in 2024, and 882 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (724), and casualties rose from 835.

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

Collisions in 2024
761
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
882
Up 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Nottingham in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Nottingham in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 19% in Nottingham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious15821%
  • Slight59478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious16719%
  • Slight70680%

Nottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,688 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 761, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 761
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (13%)
  • Tuesday120 (16%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (16%)
  • Friday107 (14%)
  • Saturday127 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59215 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.8%)
  • February67 (8.8%)
  • March65 (8.5%)
  • April77 (10%)
  • May61 (8%)
  • June56 (7.4%)
  • July59 (7.8%)
  • August44 (5.8%)
  • September66 (8.7%)
  • October74 (9.7%)
  • November78 (10%)
  • December62 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight540 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded56 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry562 (74%)
  • Wet or damp171 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph122 (16%)
  • 30 mph551 (72%)
  • 40 mph80 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (16%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Nottingham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (37%)
  • Pedestrian188 (21%)
  • Cyclist132 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20102 (12%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35178 (20%)
  • 36 to 45125 (14%)
  • 46 to 5595 (11%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (57%)
  • Passenger194 (22%)
  • Pedestrian188 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car821 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (11%)
  • Motorcycle86 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach72 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (3.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)39 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.5%)
  • Tram5 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Nottingham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Nottingham had the 23rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Nottingham in 2024

Castle, Nottingham, NG1 3GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Nottingham in 2024, with 88 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Nottingham with the most crashes in 2024

The A60 had the most collisions in Nottingham in 2024: 50, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Nottingham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA605060014
2ndA65144147111
3rdB682394407
4thA611374812
5thA610364104
6thA6008293306
7thA52202404
8thA453192113
9thB6004182513
10thA609171904
11thB690141602
12thA6200121410
13thB684121303
14thA6005111104
15thA6130111401
16thA601181402
17thA60026801
18thA6126601
19thA64644400
20thB6864610

Towns in Nottingham: crashes in 2024

Nottingham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 708.

Postcode districts in Nottingham: crashes in 2024

NG7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Nottingham in 2024: 168.

Latest crashes in Nottingham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Nottingham in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Nottingham road accidents in other years