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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1987, and 810 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (593), and casualties fell from 835.

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

Collisions in 1987
578
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
810
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious15427%
  • Slight41371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious19023%
  • Slight60575%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 578, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (11%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (4.5%)
  • February42 (7.3%)
  • March46 (8%)
  • April42 (7.3%)
  • May38 (6.6%)
  • June62 (11%)
  • July52 (9%)
  • August54 (9.3%)
  • September50 (8.7%)
  • October49 (8.5%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December55 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (61%)
  • Wet or damp187 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.8%)
  • Snow14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (48%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph193 (33%)
  • 70 mph67 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (12%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (19%)
  • Pedestrian85 (10%)
  • Cyclist74 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant45 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20197 (24%)
  • 21 to 25117 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (10%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7541 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (61%)
  • Passenger230 (28%)
  • Pedestrian85 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (60%)
  • Motorcycle155 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 151st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1987

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1987: 59, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA159110315
2ndA605775015
3rdB60404960112
4thA6204152012
5thA638313917
6thA57212809
7thB6045202504
8thA631183406
9thB6041162304
10thA616101703
11thA1(M)91002
12thA63481101
13thB60247801
14thB603471201
15thA1616602
16thA6145802
17thB14035702
18thB638751103
19thB64635921
20thA60754504

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1987

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1987: 147.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1987

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1987: 216.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years