Response 3619435

Response to request for information

Reference

3619435

Response date

30 January 2024

Request

The data I would like to receive is for the calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, so please provide a breakdown by calendar year (in addition to a total number accounting for all years) for all questions below:

How many accidents occurred at council-owned or council-operated sports centres, leisure centres, gyms, or sports pitches? As well as a yearly breakdown, please provide the location and nature of injury for each incident.

How much was spent on repairs to the above facilities?

How many legal claims were lodged against the council relating to injuries suffered at any of the above facilities in the past five calendar years?
- Of those, how many were settled, refused, or remain ongoing?

How much compensation has the council paid for claims relating to injuries suffered at any of the above facilities?

Response

Accident data is provided for the period requested below.

East Leake Leisure Centre

2020

Number of accidents = 21

Location

• Swimming pool - 5
• Internal - 6
• Main Hall - 6
• External - 5

Injury Type

• Cut / laceration = 6%
• Bruise / bump = 44%
• Graze = 6%
• Other = 1%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 25%
• Nose bleed = 6%
• Suspected fracture / dislocation = 12%

2021

Number of accidents = 24

Location

• Swimming pool = 10
• Internal = 5
• Main Hall = 5
• External = 4

Injury Type

• Bruise / bump = 23%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 18%
• Cut / laceration = 32%
• Other = 4%
• Nose bleed = 14%
• Suspected fracture = 9%

2022

Number of accidents = 60

Location

• Swimming pool = 28
• Internal = 13
• Main Hall = 11
• External = 7
• Gym = 1

Injury Type

• Cut / laceration = 34%
• Bruise / bump = 25%
• Graze = 3%
• Other = 10%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 8%
• Nose bleed = 10%
• Suspected fracture = 2%
• Suspected dislocation = 3%
• Loss of consciousness = 5%

2023

Number of accidents = 85

Location

• Swimming pool = 48
• Internal = 16
• Main Hall = 13
• External = 4
• Gym = 4

Injury Type

• Cut / laceration = 22%
• Bruise / bump = 31%
• Graze = 6%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 12%
• Nose bleed = 18%
• Suspected dislocation = 1%
• Crush = 6%
• Loss of consciousness = 4%

2024

Number of accidents = 93

Location

• Swimming pool = 25
• Internal = 41
• Main Hall = 19
• External = 6
• Gym = 2

Injury Type

• Cut / laceration = 14%
• Bruise / bump = 37%
• Graze = 4%
• Other = 10%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 14%
• Nose bleed = 14%
• Suspected fracture = 2%
• Loss of consciousness = 5%

Leisure Facilities Operated by Parkwood

Information for: Bingham Arena / Leisure Centre, Cotgrave Leisure Centre, Keyworth Leisure Centre, Rushcliffe Arena and Edwalton Golf Courses.

2020

Number of accidents = 67

• Bingham Leisure Centre = 20
• Cotgrave Leisure Centre = 13
• Keyworth Leisure Centre = 5
• Rushcliffe Arena = 27
• Edwalton Golf Courses = 2

Location

• Swimming pool - 29
• Internal - 21
• Main Hall - 10
• External - 7

Injury Type

• Cut / laceration = 16.42%
• Bruise / bump = 14.93%
• Graze = 11.94%
• Bruise = 11.94%
• No injury = 8.96%
• Other = 8.96%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 7.46%
• Nose bleed = 5.97%
• Loss of consciousness = 4.48%
• Seizure = 4.48%
• Suspected internal injury = 2.99%
• Suspected fracture = 1.49%

2021

Number of accidents = 44

• Bingham Leisure Centre = 17
• Cotgrave Leisure Centre = 15
• Keyworth Leisure Centre = 4
• Rushcliffe Arena = 7
• Edwalton Golf Courses = 1

Location

• Swimming pool = 17
• Internal = 13
• Main Hall = 9
• External = 5

Injury Type

• Bruise / bump = 34.09%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 20.45%
• Cut / laceration = 15.91%
• Graze = 6.82%
• Other = 6.82%
• Loss of consciousness = 4.55%
• Crush = 4.55%
• Nose bleed = 2.27%
• Loss of sight = 2.27%
• Suspected fracture = 2.27%

2022

Number of accidents = 145

• Bingham Leisure Centre = 42
• Cotgrave Leisure Centre = 58
• Keyworth Leisure Centre = 4
• Rushcliffe Arena = 39
• Edwalton Golf Courses = 2

Location

• Swimming pool = 74
• Internal = 30
• Main Hall = 20
• External = 16
• Gym = 5

Injury Type

• Bruise / bump = 45.52%
• Cut / laceration = 17.93%
• Graze = 4.14%
• Other = 11.72%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 6.90%
• Nose bleed = 4.14%
• Seizure = 4.14%
• Suspected fracture = 2.07%
• Loss of consciousness = 2.07%
• Suspected dislocation = 0.69%
• Cardiac arrest = 0.69%

2023

Number of accidents = 177

• Bingham Leisure Centre = 68
• Cotgrave Leisure Centre = 28
• Keyworth Leisure Centre = 6
• Rushcliffe Arena = 71
• Edwalton Golf Courses = 4

Location

• Swimming pool = 92
• Internal = 55
• Main Hall = 18
• External = 9
• Gym = 3

Injury Type

• Bruise / bump = 45.2%
• Cut / laceration = 20.9%
• Other = 11.86%
• Graze = 6.2%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 5.08%%
• Nose bleed = 3.95%
• Burn / scald = 1.69%
• Crush = 1.13%
• Electric shock = 0.56%
• Suspected dislocation = 0.56%
• Puncture = 0.56%
• Seizure = 0.56%

2024

Number of accidents = 224

• Bingham Arena = 110
• Cotgrave Leisure Centre = 16
• Keyworth Leisure Centre = 9
• Rushcliffe Arena = 88
• Edwalton Golf Courses = 1

Location

• Swimming pool = 81
• Internal = 86
• Main Hall = 26
• External = 25
• Gym = 6

Injury Type

• Bruise / bump = 39.29%
• Cut / laceration = 23.21%
• Other = 12.05%
• Suspected sprain / strain = 11.61%
• Graze = 5.36%
• Nose bleed = 4.46%
• Loss of consciousness = 1.34%
• Seizure = 0.89%
• Burn / scald = 0.45%
• Suspected fracture = 0.45%
• Suspected dislocation = 0.45%
• Suspected internal injury = 0.45%

Sports / Playing Centres

2020

Number of accidents = 1

• Alford Road = 0
• Gresham = 0
• West Park = 1

Location

• Other - 1

Injury Type

• Back injury = 100%

2021

Number of accidents = 1

• Alford Road = 1
• Gresham = 0
• West Park = 0

Location

• Other - 1

Injury Type

• Bruise / bump = 100%

2022

Number of accidents = 1

• Alford Road = 0
• Gresham = 1
• West Park = 0

Location

• Other - 1

Injury Type

• Bruise / bump = 100%

2023

Number of accidents = 7

• Alford Road = 1
• Gresham = 4
• West Park = 2

Location

• Pitch - 5
• Changing / internal = 2

Injury Type

• Bruise / bump = 43%
• Cut / laceration = 14%
• No injury = 14%
• Suspected fracture = 14%
• Suspected dislocation = 14%

Repairs expenditure is considered commercially confidential by our leisure operators and is not provided

Legal claims, outcomes and compensation is also considered commercially confidential by our leisure operators and is not provided. 

There have been no legal claims in the last 5 years at any of the council operated sports pitches.