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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2012, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (311), and casualties fell from 429.

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

Collisions in 2012
290
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
417
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2012

2.8% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious6021%
  • Slight22277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious7217%
  • Slight33781%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 290, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.6%)
  • February27 (9.3%)
  • March23 (7.9%)
  • April32 (11%)
  • May20 (6.9%)
  • June13 (4.5%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August26 (9%)
  • September21 (7.2%)
  • October25 (8.6%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December27 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (62%)
  • Wet or damp85 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph24 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph96 (33%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (79%)
  • Roundabout33 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (7%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (16%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (68%)
  • Passenger110 (26%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (71%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2012.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2012

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2012, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2012

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2012: 31, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60314617
2ndA638285308
3rdA1222722
4thA57192803
5thA620161903
6thB6045122003
7thB6040111201
8thB6041111602
9thA61491631
10thA63181002
11thA6346902
12thA1614501
13thA60754400
14thA1(M)3401
15thB60343521
16thB64633302
17thA6192200
18thA6322400
19thB60442201
20thA6161101

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2012

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2012: 53.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2012

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2012: 104.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2012, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years