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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2016, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2015 (284), and casualties fell from 372.

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

Collisions in 2016
253
Down 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
335
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2016

1.6% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5522%
  • Slight19477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight27482%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 253, down 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 253
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.5%)
  • February23 (9.1%)
  • March23 (9.1%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May21 (8.3%)
  • June21 (8.3%)
  • July25 (9.9%)
  • August19 (7.5%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October18 (7.1%)
  • November17 (6.7%)
  • December23 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (70%)
  • Wet or damp64 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph119 (47%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph85 (34%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (61%)
  • Cyclist43 (13%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2037 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (13%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.6%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (70%)
  • Passenger68 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2016.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2016

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2016, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2016

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2016: 25, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60253413
2ndA57202525
3rdB6041172203
4thA1162503
5thB6040151703
6thB6045141703
7thA620111512
8thA638101403
9thA6317703
10thB140361401
11thA6165801
12thA1614402
13thA60753400
14thB64633300
15thA1(M)2201
16thB11642200
17thB60792600
18thB64202200
19thA60411200
20thA6141301

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2016

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2016: 64.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2016

DN22 and S80 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2016, with 65 each.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years