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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2017, and 355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (253), and casualties rose from 335.

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

Collisions in 2017
263
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
355
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2017

3.4% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious5722%
  • Slight19775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28179%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 263, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 263
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (18%)
  • Wednesday27 (10%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.8%)
  • February16 (6.1%)
  • March22 (8.4%)
  • April13 (4.9%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August18 (6.8%)
  • September24 (9.1%)
  • October25 (9.5%)
  • November19 (7.2%)
  • December21 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (72%)
  • Wet or damp60 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph118 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph25 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph74 (28%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2048 (14%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3572 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (70%)
  • Passenger79 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2017.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2017

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2017, with 15 collisions.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2017

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2017: 23, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1233422
2ndA638213217
3rdA60192604
4thA620172306
5thB6045152116
6thB6041141703
7thA57111502
8thB6040111302
9thA63171002
10thA1614403
11thA6144500
12thA6323700
13thB60243600
14thB63873301
15thA1(M)2201
16thA6162401
17thA6192400
18thB60342201
19thB60442200
20thB64632211

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2017

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2017: 62.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2017

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2017: 100.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years