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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2020, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (237), and casualties fell from 309.

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

Collisions in 2020
193
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
248
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2020

1.6% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2020 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious5327%
  • Slight13771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5723%
  • Slight18876%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 193, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 193
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February12 (6.2%)
  • March15 (7.8%)
  • April15 (7.8%)
  • May12 (6.2%)
  • June10 (5.2%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August17 (8.8%)
  • September20 (10%)
  • October19 (9.8%)
  • November12 (6.2%)
  • December18 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (72%)
  • Wet or damp53 (27%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (60%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph46 (24%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (58%)
  • Cyclist35 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (10%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (12%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.1%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (75%)
  • Passenger38 (15%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 171st most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2020

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2020, with 23 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2020

The B6045 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2020: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6045193104
2ndA57131706
3rdA1121301
4thB6041101601
5thA606710
6thA6206902
7thB60406701
8thA63151001
9thA6385501
10thA6144702
11thA6323301
12thB64633502
13thA1612201
14thA6162301
15thA6342202
16thB64202300
17thA60751100
18thA6191101
19thB11641200
20thB60241100

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2020

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2020: 58.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2020

S80 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2020: 60.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2020, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years