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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1991, and 795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (602), and casualties fell from 849.

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

Collisions in 1991
571
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
795
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
14
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1991

2.5% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1991 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious15527%
  • Slight40270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious18023%
  • Slight59875%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 571, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.9%)
  • February26 (4.6%)
  • March50 (8.8%)
  • April53 (9.3%)
  • May35 (6.1%)
  • June45 (7.9%)
  • July50 (8.8%)
  • August45 (7.9%)
  • September59 (10%)
  • October55 (9.6%)
  • November48 (8.4%)
  • December54 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist23 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (62%)
  • Wet or damp157 (27%)
  • Frost or ice43 (7.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (47%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph206 (36%)
  • 70 mph62 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (10%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (10%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist72 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20137 (17%)
  • 21 to 25133 (17%)
  • 26 to 35133 (17%)
  • 36 to 4595 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.7%)
  • Over 7543 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider498 (63%)
  • Passenger223 (28%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (69%)
  • Motorcycle82 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 148th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1991

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1991: 56, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15688312
2ndA605175215
3rdA6204055011
4thA6383750114
5thA573365010
6thB6040263003
7thB6045253609
8thA631202924
9thB6041202516
10thB6463101203
11thA16181201
12thA61481302
13thA61671403
14thB60247702
15thA1(M)51001
16thA6345501
17thA60754703
18thB14034601
19thB60794802
20thA6322310

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1991

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1991: 140.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1991

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1991: 194.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years