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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1986, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (618), and casualties fell from 846.

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

Collisions in 1986
593
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
835
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1986

2.4% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious16227%
  • Slight41770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious18722%
  • Slight63476%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 593, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (12%)
  • Friday108 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.8%)
  • February49 (8.3%)
  • March52 (8.8%)
  • April33 (5.6%)
  • May46 (7.8%)
  • June31 (5.2%)
  • July49 (8.3%)
  • August66 (11%)
  • September46 (7.8%)
  • October48 (8.1%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December66 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (10%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (60%)
  • Wet or damp179 (30%)
  • Frost or ice46 (7.8%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph289 (49%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph195 (33%)
  • 70 mph68 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (10%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20220 (26%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (12%)
  • 36 to 4579 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.6%)
  • Over 7547 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (61%)
  • Passenger234 (28%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (61%)
  • Motorcycle171 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Bassetlaw

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bassetlaw ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 151st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1986

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1986: 71, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA607195117
2ndA15993218
3rdA638395627
4thA620355017
5thA573465112
6thB6040263017
7thB6041233409
8thA631182816
9thB6045172206
10thA1617801
11thA607571111
12thA6347900
13thB11647904
14thB646371002
15thB60246800
16thA61651401
17thB60055602
18thB60795602
19thA6144910
20thA1(M)3300

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1986

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1986: 149.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1986

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1986: 200.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years