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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1996, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (521), and casualties fell from 826.

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

Collisions in 1996
536
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
817
Down 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1996

1.7% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious12022%
  • Slight40776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious14618%
  • Slight66281%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 536, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (10%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (11%)
  • Thursday97 (18%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.8%)
  • February34 (6.3%)
  • March58 (11%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May42 (7.8%)
  • June46 (8.6%)
  • July32 (6%)
  • August42 (7.8%)
  • September51 (9.5%)
  • October46 (8.6%)
  • November50 (9.3%)
  • December59 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fog or mist20 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (54%)
  • Wet or damp203 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.3%)
  • Snow11 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (36%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph220 (41%)
  • 70 mph81 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (15%)
  • Roundabout43 (8%)
  • 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 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20140 (17%)
  • 21 to 25128 (16%)
  • 26 to 35169 (21%)
  • 36 to 4597 (12%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (62%)
  • Passenger254 (31%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 161st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1996

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1996: 86, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186150520
2ndA60507407
3rdA573047014
4thA6382941011
5thA620253613
6thB6040253214
7thA631233205
8thB6045223804
9thB6041192902
10thA614132004
11thA6075112502
12thA634111902
13thA161101105
14thB60247900
15thB60346600
16thA63251102
17thB60795701
18thB64634400
19thB11643400
20thB13963601

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1996

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1996: 99.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1996

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1996: 172.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years