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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2024, and 278 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (212), and casualties fell from 291.

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

Collisions in 2024
220
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
278
Down 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2024

4.1% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.1%
  • Serious5826%
  • Slight15370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious6523%
  • Slight20473%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 220, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 220
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (20%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February17 (7.7%)
  • March16 (7.3%)
  • April18 (8.2%)
  • May17 (7.7%)
  • June20 (9.1%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August13 (5.9%)
  • September15 (6.8%)
  • October14 (6.4%)
  • November21 (9.5%)
  • December20 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (72%)
  • Wet or damp52 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph104 (47%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph36 (16%)
  • 60 mph47 (21%)
  • 70 mph18 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (58%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (9%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2521 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3555 (20%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (15%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (68%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (68%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 166th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2024

East Retford West, Bassetlaw, DN22 6BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2024, with 20 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2024

The A1 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2024: 18, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1182315
2ndA638141605
3rdA631132414
4thA57121812
5thA620121303
6thB604091100
7thA6081410
8thA61461010
9thA60755502
10thA6164400
11thA6344401
12thB60414401
13thB60454502
14thB63874422
15thA1612200
16thA6322200
17thB11642201
18thB64202402
19thA6191100
20thB14031101

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2024

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2024: 50.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2024

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2024: 72.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2024, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years