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Rushcliffe road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Rushcliffe in 1998, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1997 (394), and casualties rose from 602.

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

Collisions in 1998
419
Up 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
618
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Rushcliffe in 1998

2.9% of collisions in Rushcliffe in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.7% and 23% in Rushcliffe from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious8220%
  • Slight32578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious9616%
  • Slight50982%

Rushcliffe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushcliffe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 419 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 419, up 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.4%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March22 (5.3%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May36 (8.6%)
  • June21 (5%)
  • July38 (9.1%)
  • August38 (9.1%)
  • September36 (8.6%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (59%)
  • Wet or damp150 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph144 (34%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph194 (46%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Rushcliffe in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4%)
  • 16 to 2065 (11%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35148 (24%)
  • 36 to 4585 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (66%)
  • Passenger167 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Rushcliffe in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Rushcliffe had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1998.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Rushcliffe with the most crashes in 1998

The A52 had the most collisions in Rushcliffe in 1998: 69, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Rushcliffe, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5269111311
2ndA4657100013
3rdA60375422
4thA606304712
5thA453142110
6thB680131604
7thA601191102
8thA609791713
9thB67991202
10thA65204501
11thA60062200

Towns in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1998

West Bridgford had the most collisions of any town in Rushcliffe in 1998: 79.

Postcode districts in Rushcliffe: crashes in 1998

NG12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Rushcliffe in 1998: 132.

Latest crashes in Rushcliffe in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Rushcliffe in 1998, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Rushcliffe road accidents in other years