Skip to main content
CrashStats

Bassetlaw road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2003, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (487), and casualties fell from 751.

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

Collisions in 2003
473
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
682
Down 9% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight37679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight57084%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 473, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.7%)
  • February41 (8.7%)
  • March35 (7.4%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June51 (11%)
  • July44 (9.3%)
  • August42 (8.9%)
  • September42 (8.9%)
  • October56 (12%)
  • November36 (7.6%)
  • December32 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (66%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph180 (38%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph215 (45%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (82%)
  • Roundabout44 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.5%)
  • 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 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant491 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20113 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (17%)
  • 36 to 45105 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded50 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (67%)
  • Passenger190 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car625 (73%)
  • Motorcycle83 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 161st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2003

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2003, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2003

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2003: 40, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60405307
2ndA1395612
3rdA57355902
4thB6040293506
5thA620274117
6thA638202912
7thA631173017
8thB6045152413
9thA161121705
10thB6041121603
11thA6075101104
12thA1(M)7901
13thA6347801
14thA6146802
15thB116461001
16thB140361601
17thB60345901
18thB63875720
19thA6164612
20thB60794901

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2003

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2003: 86.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2003

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2003: 149.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2003, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years