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NG3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,343 road traffic collisions in the NG3 postcode district, Nottingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 87 were fatal and 1,323 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 84 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (78).

Collisions since 1979
6,343
265th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,943
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
87
89 people killed
Serious collisions
1,323
1,431 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
84
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
90
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NG3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal871.4%
  • Serious1,32321%
  • Slight4,93378%

What the data shows

  • NG3 had 774 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 1,068 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in NG3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,296 children under 16 were killed or injured in NG3, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in NG3.

Where NG3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
265th
Most casualties
319th
Most fatal collisions
421st
Most serious collisions
148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday934 (15%)
  • Tuesday901 (14%)
  • Wednesday928 (15%)
  • Thursday917 (14%)
  • Friday1,061 (17%)
  • Saturday901 (14%)
  • Sunday701 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,314 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,891 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown72 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,134 (97%)
  • Roundabout133 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph90 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph5,825 (92%)
  • 40 mph202 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph218 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,207 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds758 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Other82 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded132 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,699 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,721 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist983 (12%)
  • Cyclist816 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant281 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant196 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant160 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NG3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NG3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NG3 peaked at 212 in 1990; 2025 had 84.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 84
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258490
20247889
20237184
20225862
20215763
20206677
201992118
201882106
201784106
2016102118
2015111141
2014117142
201384122
201299139
2011109146
2010109140
2009114154
200891110
2007109148
2006125166
2005120147
2004104132
2003133173
2002132176
2001139189
2000160215
1999157212
1998159213
1997149180
1996165212
1995154184
1994146193
1993159214
1992181233
1991208247
1990212247
1989201247
1988188221
1987180213
1986179225
1985170202
1984168199
1983159184
1982187229
1981207268
1980201245
1979183222

Map of recent crashes in NG3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NG3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NG3

The 24 most recent collisions in NG3 happened between 2 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NG3

The B684 has the most collisions in NG3, 1,714 of 6,343 (27%), followed by the B686 (551).

Collisions in NG3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6841,7142,20526319
2ndB6865517075101
3rdA612387485694
4thA60280352253
5thA6211396002
6thA613051100
7thA6845701
8thA60083401
9thA6103401

Council areas covering NG3

Collisions in NG3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Nottingham has 4,662 of 6,343 (73%).

Collisions in NG3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNottingham4,6625,757651,002
2ndGedling1,6802,18422321

Towns in NG3

Collisions in NG3 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Nottingham (4,552) and Carlton, Gedling (701).