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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1985, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (601), and casualties rose from 838.

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

Collisions in 1985
618
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
846
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
17
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1985

2.8% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious19031%
  • Slight41167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious22727%
  • Slight59871%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 618, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (11%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (12%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday112 (18%)
  • Sunday87 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7%)
  • February34 (5.5%)
  • March50 (8.1%)
  • April31 (5%)
  • May44 (7.1%)
  • June62 (10%)
  • July55 (8.9%)
  • August60 (9.7%)
  • September56 (9.1%)
  • October57 (9.2%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December55 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds504 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (63%)
  • Wet or damp197 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.9%)
  • Snow12 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph287 (46%)
  • 40 mph31 (5%)
  • 60 mph225 (36%)
  • 70 mph72 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (10%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (20%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)
  • Cyclist83 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4%)
  • 11 to 1570 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20214 (25%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (13%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.6%)
  • Over 7529 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider532 (63%)
  • Passenger225 (27%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (62%)
  • Motorcycle164 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 138th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1985

The A57 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1985: 88, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5788113121
2ndA172107416
3rdA606688217
4thA638405529
5thA6203952217
6thB6041182507
7thB6045182308
8thA631173117
9thA607591002
10thA63491503
11thB646391703
12thA1616602
13thA6146602
14thB140361202
15thB60055700
16thA1(M)4810
17thA6164702
18thB63873401
19thM13302
20thA6322302

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1985

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1985: 175.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1985

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1985: 200.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years