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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2022, and 270 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2021 (199), and casualties rose from 251.

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

Collisions in 2022
212
Up 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
270
Up 8% on 2021
Fatal collisions
9
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2022

4.2% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2022 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.2%
  • Serious6531%
  • Slight13865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious7126%
  • Slight19070%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 212, up 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 212
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February21 (9.9%)
  • March20 (9.4%)
  • April20 (9.4%)
  • May14 (6.6%)
  • June16 (7.5%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August17 (8%)
  • September20 (9.4%)
  • October14 (6.6%)
  • November17 (8%)
  • December17 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (75%)
  • Wet or damp49 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph99 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph29 (14%)
  • 60 mph52 (25%)
  • 70 mph16 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (65%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (16%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.3%)
  • Over 7518 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (72%)
  • Passenger47 (17%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 176th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2022

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2022, with 15 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2022

The A620 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2022: 16, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA620162206
2ndA1141616
3rdA60142205
4thA57131315
5thA638101200
6thB6045101104
7thB604091205
8thA6317901
9thA61661511
10thA1615501
11thA6345700
12thB60245802
13thB60415503
14thB64635801
15thA1(M)2200
16thB11642210
17thB14032201
18thB60342201
19thA60751100
20thA6141100

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2022

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2022: 44.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2022

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2022: 64.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2022, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years