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Bolsover road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1987, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1986 (216), and casualties rose from 314.

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

Collisions in 1987
245
Up 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
360
Up 15% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1987

4.5% of collisions in Bolsover in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.5%
  • Serious5522%
  • Slight17973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious8824%
  • Slight26072%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1987 is highlighted, with 245, up 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (18%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.8%)
  • February21 (8.6%)
  • March22 (9%)
  • April10 (4.1%)
  • May19 (7.8%)
  • June23 (9.4%)
  • July15 (6.1%)
  • August24 (9.8%)
  • September20 (8.2%)
  • October19 (7.8%)
  • November23 (9.4%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (58%)
  • Wet or damp89 (36%)
  • Snow7 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (44%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph71 (29%)
  • 70 mph50 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (20%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (54%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2077 (21%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (57%)
  • Passenger102 (28%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (64%)
  • Motorcycle46 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (8.7%)
  • Other vehicle25 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1987.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1987

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1987: 40, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM14073410
2ndA632192719
3rdA619183124
4thA616172804
5thB6019141502
6thB6407142612
7thB6417121503
8thA61781201
9thA387902
10thB601441201
11thA603611
12thA6183502
13thB60393500
14thB64183601
15thB64192201
16thA61200
17thB60251100
18thB60421100
19thB64061200

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1987

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1987: 23.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1987

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1987: 64.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1987, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years