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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2015, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2014 (262), and casualties rose from 355.

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

Collisions in 2015
284
Up 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
372
Up 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2015

2.5% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious379.9%
  • Slight32888%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 284, up 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 284
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (18%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (13%)
  • February27 (9.5%)
  • March15 (5.3%)
  • April25 (8.8%)
  • May15 (5.3%)
  • June19 (6.7%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September19 (6.7%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (65%)
  • Wet or damp76 (27%)
  • Snow7 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph141 (50%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph72 (25%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (69%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 2015.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2015

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2015, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2015

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2015: 33, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60334511
2ndA57283702
3rdA1223615
4thA620162311
5thB6040151604
6thA638131501
7thB6045121402
8thB604191200
9thB14036810
10thA6165610
11thB60795500
12thA6144401
13thA6314401
14thA6344600
15thB60243300
16thB64633510
17thA1(M)2300
18thA1612200
19thA60752200
20thA6322300

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2015

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2015: 71.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2015

DN22 and S81 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2015, with 81 each.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years