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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1979, and 771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,364 collisions in Bassetlaw.

Collisions in 1979
538
Casualties in 1979
771
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1979

2.2% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious16030%
  • Slight36668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious18925%
  • Slight56573%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 538.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (12%)
  • Friday119 (22%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.4%)
  • February35 (6.5%)
  • March34 (6.3%)
  • April30 (5.6%)
  • May47 (8.7%)
  • June31 (5.8%)
  • July60 (11%)
  • August38 (7.1%)
  • September58 (11%)
  • October47 (8.7%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (61%)
  • Wet or damp154 (29%)
  • Snow31 (5.8%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph268 (50%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph183 (34%)
  • 70 mph52 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (19%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7%)
  • 16 to 20210 (27%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35102 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (57%)
  • Passenger230 (30%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (57%)
  • Motorcycle153 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bassetlaw

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bassetlaw ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 175th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1979

The A57 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1979: 70, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577092014
2ndA6205981117
3rdA604973124
4thA14388318
5thA638405216
6thA631183018
7thB6045172403
8thA614102013
9thB6005101604
10thB604191102
11thB638791503
12thA607571002
13thA1615911
14thA6164501
15thB11643612
16thB14033601
17thB64633600
18thA6192402
19thA6322301
20thA60091100

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1979

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1979: 152.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1979

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1979: 194.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years