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Bassetlaw road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,364 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025, and 29,189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 492 were fatal and 4,801 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 228 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (220), and casualties rose from 278 to 328.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,364
163rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29,189
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
492
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
228
Up 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Bassetlaw

2.4% of collisions in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4922.4%
  • Serious4,80124%
  • Slight15,07174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5451.9%
  • Serious5,71920%
  • Slight22,92579%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. In 2025 there were 228, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025228328
2024220278
2023212291
2022212270
2021199251
2020193248
2019237309
2018233318
2017263355
2016253335
2015284372
2014262355
2013272402
2012290417
2011311429
2010364510
2009361518
2008359500
2007452617
2006460674
2005472703
2004464666
2003473682
2002487751
2001480713
2000488742
1999469730
1998566827
1997500810
1996536817
1995521826
1994496772
1993521778
1992491712
1991571795
1990602849
1989664948
1988585798
1987578810
1986593835
1985618846
1984601838
1983563778
1982612895
1981608859
1980602861
1979538771

When and where crashes happen in Bassetlaw

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,780 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,889 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,819 (14%)
  • Thursday2,950 (14%)
  • Friday3,373 (17%)
  • Saturday2,922 (14%)
  • Sunday2,631 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59698 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59453 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,435 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,051 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,814 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,834 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,154 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,925 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,615 (7.9%)
  • February1,470 (7.2%)
  • March1,545 (7.6%)
  • April1,485 (7.3%)
  • May1,636 (8%)
  • June1,663 (8.2%)
  • July1,786 (8.8%)
  • August1,789 (8.8%)
  • September1,786 (8.8%)
  • October1,795 (8.8%)
  • November1,942 (9.5%)
  • December1,852 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,616 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,181 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,309 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown195 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit63 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,477 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,333 (11%)
  • Fog or mist325 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds245 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds199 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds179 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds39 (0.2%)
  • Other313 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded254 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,586 (62%)
  • Wet or damp6,440 (32%)
  • Frost or ice801 (3.9%)
  • Snow193 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep60 (0.3%)
  • Mud26 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded239 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph12 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph18 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph9,053 (44%)
  • 40 mph1,372 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph504 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph7,468 (37%)
  • 70 mph1,930 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,531 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway1,982 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout1,519 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road298 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,038 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist3,720 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,555 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist2,115 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant1,323 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)546 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant448 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant162 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant135 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant92 (0.3%)
  • Other50 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5646 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 151,744 (6%)
  • 16 to 205,621 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,712 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,902 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,738 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,899 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,987 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,233 (4.2%)
  • Over 75971 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded719 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,451 (63%)
  • Passenger8,183 (28%)
  • Pedestrian2,555 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,641 (68%)
  • Motorcycle3,685 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,470 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2,201 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,989 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach513 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle264 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car136 (0.4%)
  • Minibus115 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle67 (0.2%)
  • Other53 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bassetlaw

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bassetlaw

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bassetlaw ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 163rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
160thNewark and Sherwood20,64629,7975404,860
161stMid Sussex20,63628,7503944,264
162ndCanterbury20,51527,2143543,817
163rdBassetlaw (this area)20,36429,1894924,801
164thSlough20,31326,1802172,708
165thDacorum20,19328,5752704,136
166thKing's Lynn and West Norfolk20,17429,8026155,013

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw, with 568 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025: 1,962, including 70 fatal and 394 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11,9623,25170394
2ndA601,9552,90549447
3rdA571,5932,44236355
4thA6381,2941,83937296
5thA6201,2361,76632320
6thB60408071,0156146
7thB60457421,08416169
8thA6316151,00828201
9thB604156980811114
10thA6143305232076
11thA634304452574
12thA60753024341077
13thA161255357481
14thA616194326855
15thB6024193244129
16thB6463181264647
17thA1(M)174259725
18thB6034166263538
19thB1403151233644
20thB6387133204438

Towns in Bassetlaw

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025: 4,593.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025: 6,775.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bassetlaw, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity