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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2001, and 713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (488), and casualties fell from 742.

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

Collisions in 2001
480
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
713
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2001

2.5% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight37278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious12518%
  • Slight57581%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 480, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (10%)
  • February42 (8.8%)
  • March39 (8.1%)
  • April22 (4.6%)
  • May45 (9.4%)
  • June29 (6%)
  • July30 (6.3%)
  • August45 (9.4%)
  • September34 (7.1%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December43 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (59%)
  • Wet or damp159 (33%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.8%)
  • Mud4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (37%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph224 (47%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (78%)
  • Roundabout56 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (14%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 35132 (19%)
  • 36 to 45107 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.5%)
  • Over 7526 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (64%)
  • Passenger209 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car668 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bassetlaw

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bassetlaw ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 2001.

Collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2001

East Retford West, Bassetlaw, DN22 6BU area and Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2001, with 32 collisions each.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2001

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2001: 50, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1507407
2ndA60427027
3rdA57376116
4thA6203554010
5thA638274233
6thB6045213203
7thA631203747
8thB6040202003
9thA6075101703
10thA614101903
11thB6024101102
12thB6041101201
13thA63491802
14thA16181303
15thA1(M)71000
16thA61671002
17thB60347901
18thB11644700
19thB14033801
20thB60793500

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2001

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2001: 83.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2001

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2001: 149.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years