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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1979, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,264 collisions in Rushcliffe.

Collisions in 1979
398
Casualties in 1979
598
Fatal collisions
16
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1979

4% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164%
  • Serious13033%
  • Slight25263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.8%
  • Serious18030%
  • Slight39566%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 398.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (19%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February39 (9.8%)
  • March37 (9.3%)
  • April22 (5.5%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June20 (5%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August30 (7.5%)
  • September35 (8.8%)
  • October52 (13%)
  • November39 (9.8%)
  • December37 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (59%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (56%)
  • Wet or damp131 (33%)
  • Frost or ice25 (6.3%)
  • Snow18 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph148 (37%)
  • 70 mph23 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20184 (31%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (56%)
  • Passenger210 (35%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (63%)
  • Motorcycle120 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Rushcliffe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushcliffe ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1979.

Collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1979

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1979: 57, including 6 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5257115614
2ndA605366116
3rdA464073215
4thA6063044010
5thA453122506
6thA6487812
7thA60065612
8thA60973601
9thA6143301
10thB6791100
11thB6801210

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1979

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1979: 120.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1979

NG2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1979: 127.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1979, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years