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Clifton (Rushcliffe) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,535 road traffic collisions in Clifton, Nottingham, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 342 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,535
555th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,861
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
342
369 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Clifton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.5%
  • Serious34222%
  • Slight1,17076%

What the data shows

  • Clifton had 170 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 276 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Clifton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 472 children under 16 were killed or injured in Clifton, 26% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Clifton.

Where Clifton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
555th
Most casualties
574th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
454th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday214 (14%)
  • Tuesday201 (13%)
  • Wednesday243 (16%)
  • Thursday238 (16%)
  • Friday263 (17%)
  • Saturday216 (14%)
  • Sunday160 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,125 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit380 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,309 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout98 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,212 (79%)
  • 40 mph261 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph47 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,278 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant625 (34%)
  • Pedestrian505 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist290 (16%)
  • Cyclist235 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Clifton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Clifton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Clifton peaked at 65 in 1979; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251516
20241416
20231819
20221920
20211414
20201214
20192729
20181923
20171821
20161417
20152532
20142431
20132528
20122838
20112841
20102834
20092530
20083136
20072324
20063945
20053136
20043743
20032432
20022125
20013747
20003542
19993451
19983140
19973237
19963442
19952735
19944246
19933948
19923347
19915260
19904456
19896283
19884558
19875057
19863647
19854044
19845355
19834852
19824149
19814867
19804856
19796578

Map of recent crashes in Clifton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Clifton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Clifton

The 24 most recent collisions in Clifton happened between 25 March 2024 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Clifton

The A453 has the most collisions in Clifton, 331 of 1,535 (22%), followed by the A648 (4).

Collisions in Clifton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA453331456872
2ndA6484501

Council areas covering Clifton

Collisions in Clifton were recorded in 2 council areas. Nottingham has 1,520 of 1,535 (99%).

Collisions in Clifton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNottingham1,5201,84323338
2ndRushcliffe131604

Postcode district for Clifton

All 1,535 collisions in Clifton were in the NG11 postcode district.