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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2005, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2004 (464), and casualties rose from 666.

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

Collisions in 2005
472
Up 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
703
Up 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2005

3% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious8418%
  • Slight37479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious10515%
  • Slight58483%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 472, up 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.4%)
  • February53 (11%)
  • March26 (5.5%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July45 (9.5%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September36 (7.6%)
  • October36 (7.6%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December36 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (62%)
  • Wet or damp149 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (39%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (3%)
  • 60 mph206 (44%)
  • 70 mph37 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (80%)
  • Roundabout49 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (17%)
  • 21 to 2569 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35116 (17%)
  • 36 to 45139 (20%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (65%)
  • Passenger194 (28%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bassetlaw ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 150th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2005

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2005, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2005

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2005: 49, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1497408
2ndA60416829
3rdA57396516
4thA638325127
5thB6040222901
6thA620202915
7thB6045172405
8thA6075152310
9thB6041152500
10thA614122303
11thA634122112
12thA1(M)81110
13thB603461000
14thA6315903
15thB60245901
16thA1614402
17thA6164800
18thB11644501
19thB60794902
20thB14033402

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2005

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2005: 95.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2005

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2005: 149.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years