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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 664 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1989, and 948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1988 (585), and casualties rose from 798.

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

Collisions in 1989
664
Up 14% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
948
Up 19% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious17526%
  • Slight47872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious20121%
  • Slight73477%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 664, up 14% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (13%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday114 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (13%)
  • Sunday102 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.4%)
  • February37 (5.6%)
  • March40 (6%)
  • April55 (8.3%)
  • May41 (6.2%)
  • June70 (11%)
  • July53 (8%)
  • August53 (8%)
  • September62 (9.3%)
  • October66 (9.9%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December64 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (64%)
  • Wet or damp215 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (42%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph256 (39%)
  • 70 mph90 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway535 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (11%)
  • Roundabout45 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant593 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (14%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20225 (24%)
  • 21 to 25151 (16%)
  • 26 to 35155 (16%)
  • 36 to 45105 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.6%)
  • Over 7536 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (61%)
  • Passenger303 (32%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car790 (68%)
  • Motorcycle136 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 141st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1989

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1989: 89, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6089117124
2ndA179141419
3rdA6384563014
4thA6204367015
5thB6040394109
6thA57294416
7thA631214016
8thA614162305
9thB6041162602
10thB6045152413
11thA161111903
12thB6024111302
13thA1(M)8801
14thA60756902
15thA6346803
16thB14036703
17thB603461202
18thA6164803
19thA6323401
20thB63873400

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1989

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1989: 160.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1989

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1989: 228.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years