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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1984, and 838 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (563), and casualties rose from 778.

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

Collisions in 1984
601
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
838
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
25
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1984

4.2% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1984 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.2%
  • Serious17229%
  • Slight40467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal303.6%
  • Serious21225%
  • Slight59671%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 601, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7%)
  • February30 (5%)
  • March37 (6.2%)
  • April42 (7%)
  • May57 (9.5%)
  • June43 (7.2%)
  • July61 (10%)
  • August48 (8%)
  • September50 (8.3%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December62 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds499 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (62%)
  • Wet or damp197 (33%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph289 (48%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph210 (35%)
  • 70 mph62 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout24 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (21%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)
  • Cyclist90 (11%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1569 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20245 (29%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (12%)
  • 36 to 45113 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (59%)
  • Passenger237 (28%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car572 (56%)
  • Motorcycle177 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 151st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1984

The A57 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1984: 80, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5780110421
2ndA606283322
3rdA159100319
4thA638395219
5thA6203753211
6thB6041182834
7thA631172612
8thB6045132106
9thB6005111311
10thB1164101415
11thA63481103
12thA607571512
13thA1(M)5902
14thA6145601
15thA61651100
16thA1614400
17thB63874500
18thB64634802
19thA6323511
20thB13962501

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1984

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1984: 154.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1984

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1984: 208.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1984, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years