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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1983, and 778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (612), and casualties fell from 895.

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

Collisions in 1983
563
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
778
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
19
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1983

3.4% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.4%
  • Serious13524%
  • Slight40973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.6%
  • Serious16421%
  • Slight59476%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 563, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (11%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (17%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.2%)
  • February36 (6.4%)
  • March40 (7.1%)
  • April57 (10%)
  • May59 (10%)
  • June52 (9.2%)
  • July48 (8.5%)
  • August58 (10%)
  • September43 (7.6%)
  • October54 (9.6%)
  • November51 (9.1%)
  • December36 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds461 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (64%)
  • Wet or damp175 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph271 (48%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph191 (34%)
  • 70 mph57 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (10%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (24%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)
  • Cyclist78 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20234 (30%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (59%)
  • Passenger237 (30%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (58%)
  • Motorcycle185 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 147th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1983

The A57 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1983: 64, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5764105412
2ndA153100213
3rdA605372415
4thA620405518
5thA638323419
6thA631212714
7thB6045172412
8thA61491423
9thA607581112
10thB600581202
11thA63461002
12thA1614501
13thB11644402
14thB14034402
15thB60414402
16thB64634502
17thA6162401
18thA6322200
19thB13962200
20thB60442201

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1983

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1983: 147.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1983

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1983: 184.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1983, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years