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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2023, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022, and casualties rose from 270.

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

Collisions in 2023
212
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
291
Up 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2023

1.4% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious6330%
  • Slight14669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6924%
  • Slight21975%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 212, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (19%)
  • Sunday21 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.1%)
  • February20 (9.4%)
  • March20 (9.4%)
  • April18 (8.5%)
  • May11 (5.2%)
  • June13 (6.1%)
  • July13 (6.1%)
  • August20 (9.4%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November16 (7.5%)
  • December20 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (68%)
  • Wet or damp59 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph102 (48%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph31 (15%)
  • 60 mph50 (24%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (62%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (10%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2025 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.9%)
  • Over 7520 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (64%)
  • Passenger78 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 174th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2023

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2023, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2023

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2023: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1172705
2ndA57152302
3rdA60151907
4thB6045121202
5thA62091102
6thA63181204
7thA63881201
8thA61451012
9thB60415501
10thA6164402
11thB11644702
12thB60344602
13thB60404401
14thA60753301
15thB60243301
16thB64633501
17thA1612201
18thB64202301
19thA6321100
20thA6341100

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2023

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2023: 44.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2023

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2023: 67.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years