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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2009, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2008 (359), and casualties rose from 500.

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

Collisions in 2009
361
Up 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
518
Up 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2009

2.2% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6317%
  • Slight29080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious7414%
  • Slight43484%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 361, up 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April33 (9.1%)
  • May29 (8%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September24 (6.6%)
  • October21 (5.8%)
  • November22 (6.1%)
  • December29 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (66%)
  • Wet or damp92 (25%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (44%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph133 (37%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (10%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (6%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (67%)
  • Passenger135 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (73%)
  • Motorcycle54 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 174th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2009

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2009, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2009

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2009: 43, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA604362112
2ndA57295006
3rdA1264222
4thB6040222902
5thA638193605
6thB6041172601
7thA620131932
8thB6045111502
9thB60247800
10thB607971102
11thA60756602
12thB11646902
13thA6315601
14thA1614400
15thA6344501
16thB64634501
17thA6143600
18thA6163402
19thB63873300
20thA1(M)2210

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2009

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2009: 84.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2009

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2009: 112.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2009.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years