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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 608 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1981, and 859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (602), and casualties fell from 861.

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

Collisions in 1981
608
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
859
Level with 1980
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1981

2.6% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious15626%
  • Slight43672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious19322%
  • Slight65076%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 608, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (10%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday110 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday89 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.9%)
  • February40 (6.6%)
  • March47 (7.7%)
  • April51 (8.4%)
  • May53 (8.7%)
  • June44 (7.2%)
  • July52 (8.6%)
  • August62 (10%)
  • September55 (9%)
  • October48 (7.9%)
  • November59 (9.7%)
  • December43 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds499 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (62%)
  • Wet or damp183 (30%)
  • Frost or ice37 (6.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph304 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph203 (33%)
  • 70 mph57 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (25%)
  • Pedestrian96 (11%)
  • Cyclist68 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20293 (34%)
  • 21 to 25107 (12%)
  • 26 to 35126 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (60%)
  • Passenger244 (28%)
  • Pedestrian96 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (59%)
  • Motorcycle213 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 141st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
141st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1981

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1981: 65, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6065105219
2ndA576384214
3rdA1548829
4thA638485719
5thA6204051110
6thA6312247011
7thB6045192911
8thB6041122101
9thA6075101221
10thA63471002
11thB64637910
12thA1616703
13thA6145600
14thB14035604
15thB60054400
16thA6163501
17thB63873300
18thB11642301
19thA60411200
20thA6111401

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1981

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1981: 154.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1981

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1981: 205.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years