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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2018, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2017 (263), and casualties fell from 355.

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

Collisions in 2018
233
Down 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
318
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2018

1.3% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5825%
  • Slight17274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6520%
  • Slight25079%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 233, down 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 233
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (18%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (12%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (5.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.6%)
  • February12 (5.2%)
  • March16 (6.9%)
  • April10 (4.3%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June17 (7.3%)
  • July20 (8.6%)
  • August23 (9.9%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October20 (8.6%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (71%)
  • Wet or damp55 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph65 (28%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (79%)
  • Roundabout32 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (13%)
  • 21 to 2544 (14%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.9%)
  • Over 7515 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (67%)
  • Passenger72 (23%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (71%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2018.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2018

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2018, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2018

The A57 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2018: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57233006
2ndA60202408
3rdA638131502
4thA1121905
5thA620122102
6thB6041121910
7thB604591302
8thB604081102
9thA61651011
10thA6315503
11thB14034401
12thA6143402
13thA6343401
14thB60793600
15thB64633500
16thA1612301
17thB64202200
18thA1(M)1101
19thA6191100
20thA6321401

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2018

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2018: 55.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2018

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2018: 72.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years