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Bolsover road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1989, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1988 (295), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 1989
259
Down 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
376
Down 14% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Bolsover in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4517%
  • Slight20880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight30982%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1989 is highlighted, with 259, down 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February19 (7.3%)
  • March13 (5%)
  • April21 (8.1%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June19 (7.3%)
  • July16 (6.2%)
  • August19 (7.3%)
  • September25 (9.7%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November24 (9.3%)
  • December25 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (62%)
  • Wet or damp91 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (42%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph70 (27%)
  • 70 mph55 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (15%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2089 (24%)
  • 21 to 2572 (19%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (62%)
  • Passenger115 (31%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (64%)
  • Motorcycle57 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1989.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1989

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1989: 34, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1345616
2ndA632253704
3rdA616162616
4thA38152312
5thA619142614
6thB6407111401
7thA617101503
8thB6019101401
9thB603981202
10thB641881211
11thB64176701
12thB64195600
13thB60254503
14thB60143400
15thB60263300
16thA601100
17thA6181100
18thB60431100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1989

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1989: 26.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1989

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1989: 73.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years