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Bolsover road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,863 road traffic collisions in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025, and 17,742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 231 were fatal and 1,944 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 139 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (142), and casualties fell from 195 to 193.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,863
47th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,742
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
231
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
139
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Bolsover

1.9% of collisions in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2311.9%
  • Serious1,94416%
  • Slight9,68882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2681.5%
  • Serious2,34313%
  • Slight15,13185%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. In 2025 there were 139, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 139
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025139193
2024142195
2023135180
2022170229
2021132170
2020134180
2019121165
2018116150
2017115160
2016130169
2015177262
2014184248
2013207297
2012212337
2011217329
2010225334
2009246375
2008263386
2007303470
2006339575
2005345526
2004379609
2003347527
2002350547
2001334554
2000374594
1999361553
1998360572
1997358617
1996323517
1995299458
1994281437
1993277433
1992242402
1991275390
1990299422
1989259376
1988295437
1987245360
1986216314
1985238340
1984258366
1983305412
1982315416
1981273371
1980287410
1979261378

When and where crashes happen in Bolsover

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,693 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,622 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,651 (14%)
  • Thursday1,785 (15%)
  • Friday2,133 (18%)
  • Saturday1,592 (13%)
  • Sunday1,387 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59404 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59308 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,548 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,732 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,060 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,784 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,040 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January969 (8.2%)
  • February911 (7.7%)
  • March909 (7.7%)
  • April872 (7.4%)
  • May966 (8.1%)
  • June933 (7.9%)
  • July987 (8.3%)
  • August1,005 (8.5%)
  • September1,030 (8.7%)
  • October1,093 (9.2%)
  • November1,101 (9.3%)
  • December1,087 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,577 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,493 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,482 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown235 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit76 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,960 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,528 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds223 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist210 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds191 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds104 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.2%)
  • Other238 (2%)
  • Not recorded384 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,266 (61%)
  • Wet or damp4,092 (34%)
  • Frost or ice322 (2.7%)
  • Snow134 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.2%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,553 (38%)
  • 40 mph762 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph484 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph2,742 (23%)
  • 70 mph3,315 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,018 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway3,219 (27%)
  • Roundabout462 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road125 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bolsover

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,108 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist1,700 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian1,409 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist681 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant666 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)492 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant384 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant120 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant109 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant60 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5329 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10633 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15876 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 202,794 (16%)
  • 21 to 252,336 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,575 (20%)
  • 36 to 452,529 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,936 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,097 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75650 (3.7%)
  • Over 75332 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded655 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,922 (62%)
  • Passenger5,411 (30%)
  • Pedestrian1,409 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,880 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,850 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle1,709 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,345 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle782 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle692 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach466 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car80 (0.3%)
  • Minibus57 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle24 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bolsover

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bolsover

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 Bolsover ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had the 47th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
47th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 79th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
302ndSouth Derbyshire11,93916,7753022,493
303rdNorth Norfolk11,92017,0923233,348
304thFylde11,91617,4562482,550
305thBolsover (this area)11,86317,7422311,944
306thBroxbourne11,78515,3541511,824
307thPendle11,67615,7961742,430
308thMid Suffolk11,63416,4113212,772

Accident hotspots in Bolsover

South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bolsover, with 501 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025: 2,695, including 49 fatal and 290 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM12,6954,77949290
2ndA386751,0111467
3rdA6196231,04222108
4thA63257279512119
5thA61655282011116
6thB6019474628979
7thA617449690878
8thB6407445639878
9thB64173945871081
10thB6418209316854
11thB6039194319738
12thB6014175237035
13thA618144227428
14thA6135118196515
15thB6419116160419
16thB602588119420
17thA6087145518
18thB602686116316
19thB640683121017
20thB6042335625

Towns in Bolsover

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025: 974.

Postcode districts in Bolsover

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025: 3,336.

Latest crashes in Bolsover

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bolsover, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity