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Bolsover road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1985, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (258), and casualties fell from 366.

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

Collisions in 1985
238
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
340
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1985

4.2% of collisions in Bolsover in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.2%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight17574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious6218%
  • Slight26879%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1985 is highlighted, with 238, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (21%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March30 (13%)
  • April20 (8.4%)
  • May22 (9.2%)
  • June13 (5.5%)
  • July20 (8.4%)
  • August19 (8%)
  • September23 (9.7%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November19 (8%)
  • December19 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (63%)
  • Wet or damp83 (35%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (46%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph69 (29%)
  • 70 mph46 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (16%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (19%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2069 (20%)
  • 21 to 2557 (17%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6511 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (56%)
  • Passenger106 (31%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (62%)
  • Motorcycle61 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1985.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1985

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1985: 38, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM13877210
2ndA619162224
3rdA632152502
4thB6407151822
5thA616132316
6thB6417111505
7thA3891201
8thB60146601
9thB60196600
10thB64185912
11thA6174401
12thA603500
13thA6183401
14thB60252301
15thB60262200
16thB60392600
17thA6091100
18thB60421101
19thB64191100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1985

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1985: 26.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1985

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1985: 50.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years