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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2008, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2007 (452), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 2008
359
Down 21% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
500
Down 19% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2008

3.1% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight28178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight41583%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 359, down 21% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (19%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February32 (8.9%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April20 (5.6%)
  • May31 (8.6%)
  • June30 (8.4%)
  • July30 (8.4%)
  • August28 (7.8%)
  • September19 (5.3%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (60%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (40%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph133 (37%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (78%)
  • Roundabout50 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 2083 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (69%)
  • Passenger118 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car440 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2008.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2008

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2008, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2008

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2008: 36, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60366029
2ndA57355605
3rdA1314414
4thA638284515
5thB6040192112
6thA620182303
7thB6045182713
8thB6041121403
9thA60756601
10thA6346602
11thA1615900
12thA6164403
13thB14034400
14thB60244500
15thB60344602
16thA6313701
17thA6323410
18thB60793502
19thB11642200
20thB13962611

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2008

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2008: 67.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2008

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2008: 133.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years