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A6520 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 collisions on the A6520 from 1981 to 2025, with 183 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 28 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A6520, up from none in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1981
148
3,616th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
183
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
28
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A6520

On the A6520, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2819%
  • Slight11880%

Where the A6520 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,616th
Most casualties
3,720th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,697th

A6520 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6520 peaked at 7 in 1989 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6520, 1981 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202513
202400
202355
202245
202100
202035
201911
201846
201757
201655
201567
201436
201311
201223
201158
201033
200945
200844
200711
200622
200566
200422
200322
200223
200157
200022
199911
199845
199735
199633
199567
199444
199300
199255
199155
199033
198977
198855
198745
198649
198522
198434
198324
198278
198122

When crashes happen on the A6520

Friday has the most collisions on the A6520 (33), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (37).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday33 (22%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (4.1%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (8.8%)
  • 9am to noon17 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm23 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm37 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm24 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight26 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (10%)
  • February11 (7.4%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April16 (11%)
  • May9 (6.1%)
  • June12 (8.1%)
  • July9 (6.1%)
  • August11 (7.4%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October12 (8.1%)
  • November6 (4.1%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight91 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (37%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6520 crashes

On the A6520, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (96%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (70%)
  • Wet or damp40 (27%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6520 crashes

Car occupants make up 47% of the people killed or injured on the A6520, followed by pedestrians (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (47%)
  • Pedestrian37 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car197 (71%)
  • Motorcycle28 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2032 (17%)
  • 21 to 2529 (16%)
  • 26 to 3541 (22%)
  • 36 to 4527 (15%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 655 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (59%)
  • Passenger38 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6520

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6520

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6520 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6520 were recorded in 2 council areas. Rushcliffe has the most, with 144, followed by Nottingham (4).

Collisions on the A6520 in each area, 1981 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRushcliffe144179227
2ndNottingham4401

A6520 crashes by town

Of the 148 collisions on the A6520, 148 were in the built-up area of West Bridgford.

Recent crashes on the A6520

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6520, from 18 August 2016 to 13 December 2025.

Severity