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Bassetlaw road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 566 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 1998, and 827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1997 (500), and casualties rose from 810.

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

Collisions in 1998
566
Up 13% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
827
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 1998

2.3% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 1998 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious13524%
  • Slight41874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious16820%
  • Slight64578%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 566, up 13% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.9%)
  • February43 (7.6%)
  • March45 (8%)
  • April47 (8.3%)
  • May38 (6.7%)
  • June55 (9.7%)
  • July52 (9.2%)
  • August37 (6.5%)
  • September46 (8.1%)
  • October48 (8.5%)
  • November53 (9.4%)
  • December63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (52%)
  • Wet or damp245 (43%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (40%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph255 (45%)
  • 70 mph51 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (80%)
  • Roundabout62 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (16%)
  • 21 to 25105 (13%)
  • 26 to 35165 (20%)
  • 36 to 45121 (15%)
  • 46 to 5597 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.5%)
  • Over 7525 (3%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (62%)
  • Passenger250 (30%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 144th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 1998

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 1998: 50, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1507327
2ndA604972011
3rdA638385907
4thB6040365415
5thA573148011
6thA620253413
7thA631233317
8thB6045222925
9thB6041162106
10thA6075152309
11thA614131901
12thA634131714
13thB6079112001
14thA1(M)102101
15thA161101603
16thB6024101202
17thA61671603
18thB603471310
19thB140361213
20thB638751000

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1998

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 1998: 123.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 1998

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 1998: 165.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 1998, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years