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Bolsover road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1986, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1985 (238), and casualties fell from 340.

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

Collisions in 1986
216
Down 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
314
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1986

3.2% of collisions in Bolsover in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious5525%
  • Slight15471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious6721%
  • Slight24076%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1986 is highlighted, with 216, down 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (20%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.6%)
  • February20 (9.3%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April10 (4.6%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June17 (7.9%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August17 (7.9%)
  • September14 (6.5%)
  • October20 (9.3%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (56%)
  • Wet or damp77 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (6%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph102 (47%)
  • 40 mph20 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph66 (31%)
  • 70 mph26 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (18%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (27%)
  • 21 to 2549 (16%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.9%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (57%)
  • Passenger103 (33%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (61%)
  • Motorcycle57 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Bolsover ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1986.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1986

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1986: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1203305
2ndA632192526
3rdA616152304
4thA619142306
5thB6019141513
6thB64079900
7thA387802
8thA61771201
9thB601461101
10thA6184802
11thB64184601
12thA603401
13thB64173300
14thB60252501
15thB60392701
16thB64062301
17thB60261100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1986

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1986: 17.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1986

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1986: 35.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years