Nottinghamshire ranks as Britain’s 10th most hazardous county for road collisions

Nottinghamshire has been ranked as one of Britain’s most hazardous counties for motorists, with an average of 1,490 collisions per year.

SNAP, the digital solutions provider for international mobility, conducted an analysis of ten years of road collisions data from the Department for Transport to establish the most hazardous counties for drivers in Great Britain.

Overall, Nottinghamshire ranks as Britain’s 10th most hazardous county, while Kent has been named the worst for road collisions with an average of 3,791 per year.

10 most hazardous counties for drivers in Great Britain:

Based on the average number of reported road collisions per year by local authority (over 10 years)

1. Kent 3,791 average collisions per year
2. Surrey 3,148
3. Essex 2,585
4. Hampshire 2,512
5. Lancashire 2,473
6. Hertfordshire 2,063
7. West Sussex 1,865
8. Lincolnshire 1,825
9. Norfolk 1,628
10. Nottinghamshire 1,490

When also examining HGVs, Nottinghamshire takes 18th place among the most hazardous in Great Britain, with Kent ranking number one for the most dangerous roads with an average of 42.1 road collisions reported annually over the past decade.

Over the past decade, the average number of fatal collisions involving HGVs on rural roads has been more than double that on urban roads. From 2014 to 2023 the annual average of fatal collisions involving HGVs was alarmingly high on rural roads, with a shocking 183.9 incidents per year, compared to just 63.3 on urban roads. Between 2014 and 2023 fatal collisions on rural roads decreased by just 18% , while urban roads saw a significant reduction of 43%.

Commentary from Matthew Bellamy, managing director at SNAP:

“HGV driver safety is an absolute priority within the haulage industry, so it is crucial that we focus on this during the winter months when roads are more dangerous. With Great Britain ranking in the top 10 most hazardous countries for drivers in Europe, the haulage industry must ensure that we are addressing these statistics and focusing on driver safety. We hope that by using our platform to raise awareness of these alarming statistics this will encourage haulage leaders to put extra measures in place to help reduce these numbers and keep their drivers safe”

To explore more of SNAP’s research on the most hazardous highways in the UK and Europe, visit: ​snapacc.com/hazardous-highways/