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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1980, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (398), and casualties fell from 598.

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

Collisions in 1980
383
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
535
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1980

2.9% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1980 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious12934%
  • Slight24363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious14527%
  • Slight37971%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 383, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.6%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June28 (7.3%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November25 (6.5%)
  • December27 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (60%)
  • Wet or damp137 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (48%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph139 (36%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (21%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20147 (27%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3582 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (60%)
  • Passenger145 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (61%)
  • Motorcycle106 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1980.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1980

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1980: 72, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA527295221
2ndA463553010
3rdA606325039
4thA60293519
5thA453121904
6thA60064701
7thA6143302
8thB6792210
9thA60971310
10thA6481200

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1980

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1980: 107.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1980

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1980: 121.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1980, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years