Road collisions in Gedling
Police recorded 718 road collisions involving injury in Gedling between 2021 and 2025, about 144 a year. 9 of them were fatal, and an estimated 176 involved serious injury once DfT's severity adjustment is applied. These are reported injury collisions only: damage-only incidents and unreported injuries are not included.
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When collisions happen
The busiest hour was 5pm to 6pm, and 35% of collisions happened between 3pm and 7pm (higher than the 32% across Great Britain). Thursday had the most collisions, and 21% happened at weekends.
Trend over time
Reported collisions went from 123 in 2021 to 173 in 2025, a rise of 41%. Counts are affected by traffic levels, population and changes in how police record injuries, so Gedling should not be ranked against other areas on these numbers alone.
Who is affected
Across Gedling, 890 people were injured or killed in these collisions. Pedestrians were 17% of casualties (14% across Great Britain), pedal cyclists 12% (12%) and motorcyclists 8% (12%). Car and taxi occupants made up 53%. 1 of the pedestrians was killed.
Children aged 0 to 15 were 15% of casualties, higher than the 9% national share. People aged 16 to 25 were 17% (21% nationally), and people over 65 were 14% (10% nationally).
| Road user | Casualties | Share in Gedling | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 148 | 16.6% | 14.5% |
| Pedal cyclists | 103 | 11.6% | 11.9% |
| Motorcyclists | 69 | 7.8% | 12.4% |
| Car and taxi occupants | 468 | 52.6% | 54.4% |
| Bus and minibus occupants | 56 | 6.3% | 1.8% |
| Van and goods vehicle occupants | 26 | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Other road users | 20 | 2.2% | 1.6% |
Casualties by age
| Age | Casualties | Share in Gedling | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 13 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| 6 to 10 | 37 | 4.2% | 2.6% |
| 11 to 15 | 80 | 9.2% | 4.8% |
| 16 to 20 | 87 | 10.0% | 10.6% |
| 21 to 25 | 66 | 7.6% | 11.0% |
| 26 to 35 | 151 | 17.3% | 20.8% |
| 36 to 45 | 111 | 12.7% | 15.8% |
| 46 to 55 | 103 | 11.8% | 12.8% |
| 56 to 65 | 101 | 11.6% | 10.1% |
| 66 to 75 | 57 | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| Over 75 | 65 | 7.5% | 4.5% |
Vehicles involved
19.4% of collisions involved a pedestrian casualty (17.7% nationally), 14.2% a cyclist (15.0%) and 9.6% a motorcyclist (15.3%). 1.8% involved a goods vehicle (3.9% nationally) and 18.8% involved a driver aged 17 to 24 (21.1%). 13 collisions involved an e-scooter.
| Vehicle | Vehicles | Share in Gedling | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars and taxis | 885 | 71.3% | 69.7% |
| Vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) | 78 | 6.3% | 6.4% |
| Heavy goods vehicles | 13 | 1.0% | 2.3% |
| Motorcycles | 77 | 6.2% | 9.3% |
| Pedal cycles | 104 | 8.4% | 8.7% |
| Buses and minibuses | 53 | 4.3% | 1.8% |
| Other vehicles | 32 | 2.6% | 1.8% |
Collision hotspots in Gedling
These are the 100 metre squares with the most reported collisions in 2021 to 2025. Location is the average position of the collisions in each square, so treat it as approximate.
| # | Where | Junction type | Collisions | Fatal | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plains Road (B684) | Not at a junction | 11 | 0 | View on map |
| 2 | Carlton Hill (B686) | T or staggered junction | 6 | 1 | View on map |
| 3 | Oxclose Lane (B6004) | T or staggered junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 4 | Mansfield Road (A60) | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 5 | Coppice Road (B684) | Roundabout | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 6 | Gedling Road | Crossroads | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 7 | Nottingham Road (A60) | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 8 | Colwick Loop Road (A612) | Crossroads | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 9 | Mansfield Road (A60) | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 10 | Nottingham Road (A60) | Junction with more than four arms | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 11 | Ollerton Road (A614) | Roundabout | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 12 | Front Street | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 13 | Carlton Hill (B686) | Crossroads | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 14 | Westdale Lane East | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 15 | Longdale Lane | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 16 | Valley Road | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 17 | Gedling Road | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 18 | Forest Lane (B6011) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 19 | Station Road | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 20 | Moor Road (B683) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 21 | Carlton Hill (B686) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 22 | Oxton Road (B6386) | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 23 | Woodthorpe Drive (B684) | Not at a junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
Roads and streets with the most collisions
Each collision is matched to the nearest named road. Long roads and busy town centres collect the most, so this list shows where collisions are recorded, not which streets are riskiest.
| Road or street | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Road | 75 | 4 | 13 |
| Nottingham Road | 31 | 2 | 11 |
| Carlton Hill | 31 | 1 | 5 |
| Gedling Road | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Burton Road | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| Colwick Loop Road | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Plains Road | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Mapperley Plains | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Oxclose Lane | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Ollerton Road | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Burntstump Hill | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| High Street | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Main Road | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Station Road | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Longdale Lane | 11 | 0 | 4 |
Numbered roads with the most collisions
74% of collisions happened on roads with a 30 mph limit or lower (69% nationally), and 5% on roads with a 60 or 70 mph limit (18% nationally). 55% were at or within 20 metres of a junction or roundabout, close to the national 54%.
| Road | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A60 | 88 | 5 | 19 |
| B686 | 43 | 1 | 10 |
| A612 | 35 | 1 | 8 |
| B684 | 34 | 0 | 8 |
| A6211 | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| A614 | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| B683 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| B6011 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| B6020 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| B6004 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| B6386 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| A6097 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| A611 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Only numbered roads are listed here. Named streets are in the table above.
Conditions
20% of collisions in Gedling happened in darkness, lower than the 28% across Great Britain. 67% happened on roads classed as urban, close to the national 67%.
Type of road
| Type of road | Collisions | Share in Gedling | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| A(M) road | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| A road | 173 | 24.1% | 44.0% |
| B road | 135 | 18.8% | 12.5% |
| C road | 1 | 0.1% | 4.4% |
| Unclassified road | 409 | 57.0% | 35.9% |
Speed limit
| Speed limit | Collisions | Share in Gedling | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mph | 20 | 2.8% | 17.1% |
| 30 mph | 513 | 71.4% | 52.0% |
| 40 mph | 78 | 10.9% | 8.7% |
| 50 mph | 68 | 9.5% | 4.4% |
| 60 mph | 39 | 5.4% | 12.2% |
| 70 mph | 0 | 0.0% | 5.5% |
Junctions
| Junctions | Collisions | Share in Gedling | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not at a junction | 320 | 44.8% | 45.9% |
| T or staggered junction | 236 | 33.1% | 28.5% |
| Crossroads | 70 | 9.8% | 9.5% |
| Junction with more than four arms | 9 | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| Private drive or entrance | 16 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Other junction | 39 | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| Roundabout | 24 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Light conditions
| Light conditions | Collisions | Share in Gedling | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 571 | 79.5% | 71.7% |
| Darkness, street lights lit | 116 | 16.2% | 20.6% |
| Darkness, street lights unlit | 3 | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Darkness, no street lighting | 22 | 3.1% | 5.3% |
| Darkness, lighting unknown | 6 | 0.8% | 1.7% |
Urban or rural
| Urban or rural | Collisions | Share in Gedling | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | 478 | 66.6% | 67.2% |
| Rural | 240 | 33.4% | 32.8% |
About these figures
Only collisions involving injury that were reported to the police are counted. The figures are not adjusted for traffic volume or population, so they should not be used to rank areas against each other. Serious and slight splits use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment. Full explanation.