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Bolsover road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1988, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1987 (245), and casualties rose from 360.

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

Collisions in 1988
295
Up 20% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
437
Up 21% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1988

4.1% of collisions in Bolsover in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.1%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight23580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight36483%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1988 is highlighted, with 295, up 20% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday60 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.8%)
  • February17 (5.8%)
  • March16 (5.4%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June24 (8.1%)
  • July22 (7.5%)
  • August29 (9.8%)
  • September23 (7.8%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (62%)
  • Wet or damp95 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (45%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph90 (31%)
  • 70 mph55 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (19%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (15%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20106 (24%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (59%)
  • Passenger141 (32%)
  • Pedestrian40 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (62%)
  • Motorcycle67 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1988.

Collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
325th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1988

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1988: 41, including 6 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1417864
2ndA619234512
3rdA616192811
4thA632192615
5thB6417192703
6thB6407183002
7thA38141910
8thB6019131513
9thA617112001
10thB603981603
11thB60144600
12thB64063301
13thB64183302
14thA602301
15thB60262300
16thA6181100
17thB50101100
18thB60021100
19thB60251200
20thB60421100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1988

Bolsover itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 27.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1988

S44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1988: 69.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years