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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1997, and 810 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (536), and casualties fell from 817.

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

Collisions in 1997
500
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
810
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1997

2.8% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight38777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious12015%
  • Slight67383%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 500, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday68 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday79 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.4%)
  • February23 (4.6%)
  • March49 (9.8%)
  • April43 (8.6%)
  • May36 (7.2%)
  • June40 (8%)
  • July44 (8.8%)
  • August47 (9.4%)
  • September39 (7.8%)
  • October44 (8.8%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December51 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (57%)
  • Wet or damp197 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (39%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph230 (46%)
  • 70 mph48 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout45 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (11%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 35166 (20%)
  • 36 to 45121 (15%)
  • 46 to 5578 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (62%)
  • Passenger259 (32%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1997.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1997

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1997: 57, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15710016
2ndA60538638
3rdA57436709
4thA620305207
5thB6040284507
6thA638274526
7thB6045233826
8thA631162305
9thB6034102212
10thA607581200
11thB602481600
12thA63471001
13thB60417900
14thB646361102
15thA1(M)5902
16thA6145801
17thB60795701
18thB11644502
19thB63874501
20thA1613301

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1997

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1997: 102.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1997

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1997: 156.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years