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Bolsover road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1981, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (287), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 1981
273
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
371
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Bolsover in 1981 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious9736%
  • Slight17062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious11030%
  • Slight25569%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1981 is highlighted, with 273, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.4%)
  • February23 (8.4%)
  • March10 (3.7%)
  • April34 (12%)
  • May19 (7%)
  • June23 (8.4%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September17 (6.2%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November23 (8.4%)
  • December22 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (60%)
  • Wet or damp93 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (46%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph74 (27%)
  • 70 mph51 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (18%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (21%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20102 (27%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3545 (12%)
  • 36 to 4529 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (9.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (56%)
  • Passenger106 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (58%)
  • Motorcycle76 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1981.

Collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1981

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1981: 42, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM14268015
2ndA632171813
3rdB6019161804
4thA616131907
5thA617111606
6thA619111804
7thA3891105
8thB640791003
9thB64187803
10thB641761202
11thA6185803
12thB603951012
13thB60264400
14thB60143401
15thB60253411
16thB64062301
17thB64192201
18thA601201

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1981

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1981: 24.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1981

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1981: 64.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1981, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years