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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2019, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (233), and casualties fell from 318.

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

Collisions in 2019
237
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
309
Down 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2019

1.7% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious6025%
  • Slight17373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight23576%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 237, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 237
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (10%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.7%)
  • February20 (8.4%)
  • March17 (7.2%)
  • April10 (4.2%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June21 (8.9%)
  • July21 (8.9%)
  • August19 (8%)
  • September23 (9.7%)
  • October18 (7.6%)
  • November19 (8%)
  • December21 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (67%)
  • Wet or damp66 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (58%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (21%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (83%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8%)
  • 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 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (62%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.4%)
  • Over 7513 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (68%)
  • Passenger56 (18%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 2019.

Collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2019

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2019, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2019

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2019: 20, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60202916
2ndA620193004
3rdA57172315
4thA1151604
5thA638141604
6thB6045121503
7thA63171500
8thA6145713
9thB64205602
10thB64635602
11thA1614912
12thA6344502
13thA6323501
14thB60243300
15thB60403400
16thB60793502
17thB60342301
18thB60412301
19thA1(M)1100
20thA60751100

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2019

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2019: 50.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2019

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2019: 76.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years