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Bolsover road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1983, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (315), and casualties fell from 416.

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

Collisions in 1983
305
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
412
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1983

2.3% of collisions in Bolsover in 1983 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight24380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight33782%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1983 is highlighted, with 305, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.6%)
  • February18 (5.9%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April28 (9.2%)
  • May26 (8.5%)
  • June26 (8.5%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October27 (8.9%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December20 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (64%)
  • Wet or damp101 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (47%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph76 (25%)
  • 70 mph65 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (22%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (17%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (3.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (24%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3558 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (58%)
  • Passenger128 (31%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (56%)
  • Motorcycle73 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Bolsover

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bolsover ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1983.

Collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1983

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1983: 50, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM15090111
2ndB6019202415
3rdA616182403
4thA632182102
5thA38121600
6thA619112111
7thB6407101201
8thB641791220
9thA61781113
10thB60148803
11thB64187803
12thB64197800
13thB60264501
14thA6183500
15thB60393402
16thA602610
17thA60961100
18thB60251100
19thB60421201

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1983

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1983: 32.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1983

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1983: 86.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1983, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years