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Rushcliffe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,264 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025, and 21,962 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 417 were fatal and 3,546 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 200 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (211), and casualties rose from 266 to 269.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,264
108th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,962
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
417
2.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
200
Down 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Rushcliffe

2.7% of collisions in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4172.7%
  • Serious3,54623%
  • Slight11,30174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4722.1%
  • Serious4,30620%
  • Slight17,18478%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. In 2025 there were 200, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 200
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025200269
2024211266
2023167205
2022153179
2021180250
2020149191
2019222300
2018189260
2017216312
2016236338
2015254382
2014256355
2013267352
2012274382
2011290402
2010271379
2009324467
2008353507
2007364506
2006398584
2005328474
2004380573
2003381592
2002379559
2001394587
2000396683
1999386600
1998419618
1997394602
1996394552
1995385596
1994364542
1993358514
1992373562
1991407612
1990378574
1989410585
1988400585
1987378536
1986386515
1985339457
1984352479
1983342481
1982405546
1981381519
1980383535
1979398598

When and where crashes happen in Rushcliffe

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,166 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,157 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,199 (14%)
  • Thursday2,278 (15%)
  • Friday2,516 (16%)
  • Saturday2,133 (14%)
  • Sunday1,815 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59538 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59287 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,149 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,333 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,445 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,564 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,392 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,556 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,323 (8.7%)
  • February1,131 (7.4%)
  • March1,202 (7.9%)
  • April1,083 (7.1%)
  • May1,238 (8.1%)
  • June1,183 (7.8%)
  • July1,336 (8.8%)
  • August1,176 (7.7%)
  • September1,295 (8.5%)
  • October1,400 (9.2%)
  • November1,492 (9.8%)
  • December1,405 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,776 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,690 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,552 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown183 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit63 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,389 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,694 (11%)
  • Fog or mist227 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds194 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds127 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds108 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.2%)
  • Other235 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded263 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,520 (62%)
  • Wet or damp4,816 (32%)
  • Frost or ice514 (3.4%)
  • Snow113 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep42 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel20 (0.1%)
  • Mud19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded220 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph27 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph5,893 (39%)
  • 40 mph1,425 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph523 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph6,377 (42%)
  • 70 mph1,018 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,543 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,532 (10%)
  • Roundabout1,109 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,360 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist2,305 (10%)
  • Pedestrian1,640 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist1,440 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant954 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant554 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)358 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant154 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant90 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant71 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5342 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10576 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 151,083 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 203,629 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,832 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,048 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,084 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,328 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,505 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75843 (3.8%)
  • Over 75915 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded777 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,291 (65%)
  • Passenger6,031 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,640 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,904 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,249 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,879 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1,491 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,285 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach538 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle197 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car180 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle62 (0.2%)
  • Minibus59 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Rushcliffe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Rushcliffe

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Rushcliffe ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had the 108th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
108th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
241stNorth Kesteven15,34022,8144983,371
242ndDenbighshire15,31522,6393532,851
243rdGloucester15,27318,8631492,974
244thRushcliffe (this area)15,26421,9624173,546
245thNorth Warwickshire15,22222,0903873,736
246thStaffordshire Moorlands15,13821,8953082,611
247thBroadland15,12021,7233563,793

Accident hotspots in Rushcliffe

Trent Bridge, Rushcliffe, NG2 6AB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Rushcliffe, with 678 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025: 2,422, including 82 fatal and 528 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA522,4223,72482528
2ndA461,7172,74878372
3rdA601,4542,00839314
4thA6061,0651,59930234
5thA45348383517123
6thA6011440621982
7thA60062704021574
8thB680181237445
9thB679172316523
10thA6097170274933
11thA6520144179227
12thA648151814
13thA6148803
14thA12310
15thA6382400
16thB60302201
17thA51101
18thA541200
19thA6111200
20thA6171100

Towns in Rushcliffe

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025: 3,254.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025: 4,650.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe

Of the latest 24 crashes in Rushcliffe, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity