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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1988, and 798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (578), and casualties fell from 810.

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

Collisions in 1988
585
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
798
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious15326%
  • Slight42472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious19224%
  • Slight59775%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 585, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.7%)
  • February51 (8.7%)
  • March52 (8.9%)
  • April35 (6%)
  • May50 (8.5%)
  • June36 (6.2%)
  • July52 (8.9%)
  • August50 (8.5%)
  • September47 (8%)
  • October46 (7.9%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December53 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (60%)
  • Wet or damp200 (34%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph275 (47%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph207 (35%)
  • 70 mph63 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (19%)
  • Pedestrian92 (12%)
  • Cyclist66 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant32 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20209 (26%)
  • 21 to 25129 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (14%)
  • 36 to 4587 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7542 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (63%)
  • Passenger202 (25%)
  • Pedestrian92 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (64%)
  • Motorcycle152 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 156th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1988

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1988: 64, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA606495120
2ndA15895214
3rdB60405261010
4thA6384049015
5thA620293207
6thA57284116
7thB6045253505
8thB6041182305
9thA631173527
10thA614111404
11thA6075101101
12thB603481301
13thA16161003
14thB64635502
15thA6194502
16thA6344603
17thB60244400
18thA1(M)3300
19thA6163300
20thB14033802

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1988

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1988: 135.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1988

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1988: 190.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years