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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2021, and 251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2020 (193), and casualties rose from 248.

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

Collisions in 2021
199
Up 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
251
Up 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2021

2.5% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2021 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4724%
  • Slight14774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight19276%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 199, up 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 199
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (10%)
  • Friday47 (24%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (5.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.5%)
  • February11 (5.5%)
  • March15 (7.5%)
  • April19 (9.5%)
  • May14 (7%)
  • June18 (9%)
  • July13 (6.5%)
  • August14 (7%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October23 (12%)
  • November15 (7.5%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (74%)
  • Wet or damp41 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (50%)
  • 40 mph12 (6%)
  • 50 mph25 (13%)
  • 60 mph45 (23%)
  • 70 mph17 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • Roundabout14 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.4%)
  • Over 758 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (71%)
  • Passenger55 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2021.

Collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2021

East Retford West, Bassetlaw, DN22 6BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2021, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2021

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2021: 20, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60202306
2ndA1162103
3rdA620162204
4thA57142212
5thA63891100
6thB604591103
7thB604081003
8thA63171201
9thA6347812
10thB60346803
11thA6145710
12thB60414501
13thA1613401
14thA6163301
15thA6322201
16thB14032201
17thA1(M)1110
18thA60751100
19thA6191100
20thB13961100

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2021

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2021: 38.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2021

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2021: 66.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years