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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2002, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (480), and casualties rose from 713.

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

Collisions in 2002
487
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
751
Up 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2002

3.3% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight38178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious11615%
  • Slight61582%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 487, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.8%)
  • February32 (6.6%)
  • March41 (8.4%)
  • April29 (6%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June43 (8.8%)
  • July43 (8.8%)
  • August37 (7.6%)
  • September36 (7.4%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December40 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (57%)
  • Wet or damp174 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (41%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph210 (43%)
  • 70 mph43 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant530 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20121 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35146 (19%)
  • 36 to 45109 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded49 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (62%)
  • Passenger232 (31%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 162nd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2002

East Retford West, Bassetlaw, DN22 6BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2002, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2002

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2002: 49, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60498119
2ndA1436418
3rdA57375404
4thA620366039
5thA638335826
6thB6040273705
7thA631254602
8thB6045131802
9thA6075111704
10thA61491601
11thA63481303
12thA1(M)71311
13thA6167901
14thA16161202
15thB14036901
16thB604161200
17thB60245700
18thB64635601
19thB60794611
20thB63874901

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2002

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2002: 88.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2002

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2002: 160.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2002, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years