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Bolsover road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1979, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,863 collisions in Bolsover.

Collisions in 1979
261
Casualties in 1979
378
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1979

3.4% of collisions in Bolsover in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious7930%
  • Slight17366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious9625%
  • Slight27272%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1979 is highlighted, with 261.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (10%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February19 (7.3%)
  • March22 (8.4%)
  • April18 (6.9%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July23 (8.8%)
  • August13 (5%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October23 (8.8%)
  • November17 (6.5%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (7.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (4.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (56%)
  • Wet or damp82 (31%)
  • Snow18 (6.9%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph69 (26%)
  • 70 mph64 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (24%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5%)
  • 16 to 2086 (23%)
  • 21 to 2559 (16%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.6%)
  • Over 752 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (56%)
  • Passenger117 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (52%)
  • Motorcycle75 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bolsover

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bolsover ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1979.

Collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1979

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1979: 49, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM14976013
2ndA38182712
3rdB6407141605
4thA632121605
5thB6019121311
6thA619111605
7thA616101923
8thA61791602
9thB64177905
10thB60146803
11thB603961005
12thB641961013
13thB64185612
14thA6184901
15thB60262601
16thA601100
17thB60251100
18thB60431100
19thB64061100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1979

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1979: 28.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1979

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1979: 66.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years