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Bassetlaw road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Bassetlaw in 2025, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2024 (220), and casualties rose from 278.

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

Collisions in 2025
228
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
328
Up 18% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Bassetlaw in 2025

1.8% of collisions in Bassetlaw in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.4% and 24% in Bassetlaw from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious7232%
  • Slight15267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8426%
  • Slight24073%

Bassetlaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bassetlaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 664 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 228, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (21%)
  • Wednesday26 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.6%)
  • February14 (6.1%)
  • March19 (8.3%)
  • April20 (8.8%)
  • May22 (9.6%)
  • June18 (7.9%)
  • July13 (5.7%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September20 (8.8%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December19 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (71%)
  • Wet or damp58 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (50%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph41 (18%)
  • 60 mph54 (24%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bassetlaw in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (63%)
  • Cyclist29 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2034 (10%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3557 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (12%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.1%)
  • Over 7524 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (68%)
  • Passenger79 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bassetlaw in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bassetlaw had the 162nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bassetlaw in 2025

Worksop South East, Bassetlaw, S80 2EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bassetlaw in 2025, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bassetlaw with the most crashes in 2025

The A60 had the most collisions in Bassetlaw in 2025: 19, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bassetlaw, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60193206
2ndA638162306
3rdA1132904
4thA5791514
5thA63191405
6thB60407901
7thA62061214
8thA60755612
9thA6145802
10thB60455800
11thA1614401
12thA6323300
13thA6343300
14thB60243400
15thB60343301
16thA1(M)2200
17thB60412201
18thA6161201
19thB11641200
20thB14031100

Towns in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2025

Worksop had the most collisions of any town in Bassetlaw in 2025: 44.

Postcode districts in Bassetlaw: crashes in 2025

DN22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bassetlaw in 2025: 68.

Latest crashes in Bassetlaw in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bassetlaw in 2025, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Bassetlaw road accidents in other years