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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1997, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996, and casualties rose from 552.

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

Collisions in 1997
394
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
602
Up 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1997

2% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1997 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8923%
  • Slight29775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious10217%
  • Slight49282%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 394, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (19%)
  • Sunday35 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.9%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August38 (9.6%)
  • September32 (8.1%)
  • October38 (9.6%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (63%)
  • Wet or damp131 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (34%)
  • 40 mph45 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph198 (50%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (85%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (74%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6%)
  • 16 to 2063 (10%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (24%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (64%)
  • Passenger172 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Rushcliffe

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Rushcliffe ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1997.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1997

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1997: 55, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5255104113
2ndA465484012
3rdA60405818
4thA606334527
5thA6011192715
6thA453131900
7thA600691702
8thB68071101
9thB6795800
10thA65203500
11thA60971500

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1997

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1997: 85.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1997

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1997: 120.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years