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Bolsover road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1980, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1979 (261), and casualties rose from 378.

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

Collisions in 1980
287
Up 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
410
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1980

2.8% of collisions in Bolsover in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious8730%
  • Slight19267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious11227%
  • Slight29071%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1980 is highlighted, with 287, up 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday70 (24%)
  • Saturday42 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February21 (7.3%)
  • March31 (11%)
  • April18 (6.3%)
  • May23 (8%)
  • June20 (7%)
  • July27 (9.4%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September24 (8.4%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November18 (6.3%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (56%)
  • Wet or damp100 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.6%)
  • Snow8 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (48%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph76 (26%)
  • 70 mph54 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (18%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20121 (30%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (60%)
  • Passenger125 (30%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (58%)
  • Motorcycle100 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1980.

Collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1980

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1980: 44, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM14476314
2ndA616162608
3rdA632151703
4thA619112103
5thB6019112014
6thB6407101103
7thA388900
8thA61781201
9thB603981402
10thB64177902
11thB64186903
12thB602651104
13thB64194403
14thB60142402
15thB60252210
16thA601201
17thA6181400
18thB60431100
19thB64061101

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1980

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1980: 32.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1980

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1980: 75.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1980.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years