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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1980, and 861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1979 (538), and casualties rose from 771.

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

Collisions in 1980
602
Up 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
861
Up 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1980

2.3% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious15526%
  • Slight43372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious18421%
  • Slight66077%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 602, up 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (12%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday102 (17%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.8%)
  • February51 (8.5%)
  • March41 (6.8%)
  • April37 (6.1%)
  • May59 (9.8%)
  • June50 (8.3%)
  • July53 (8.8%)
  • August56 (9.3%)
  • September63 (10%)
  • October57 (9.5%)
  • November53 (8.8%)
  • December41 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (63%)
  • Wet or damp186 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.8%)
  • Snow12 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph292 (49%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph211 (35%)
  • 70 mph60 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (20%)
  • Pedestrian105 (12%)
  • Cyclist72 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20229 (27%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35144 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.5%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (58%)
  • Passenger260 (30%)
  • Pedestrian105 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (59%)
  • Motorcycle178 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Bassetlaw

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bassetlaw ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 145th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1980

The A57 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1980: 62, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5762108112
2ndA606188114
3rdA6205073114
4thA6384557110
5thA1438817
6thA6312244111
7thB6045182406
8thA614142113
9thA63491104
10thB600591312
11thA607581102
12thB60417811
13thA1616603
14thB14036913
15thA1(M)5600
16thB63874502
17thA6163500
18thA60092201
19thA6192301
20thA521100

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1980

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1980: 159.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1980

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1980: 207.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1980, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years