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Bolsover road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1997, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1996 (323), and casualties rose from 517.

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

Collisions in 1997
358
Up 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
617
Up 19% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Bolsover in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight29984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight53386%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1997 is highlighted, with 358, up 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February29 (8.1%)
  • March18 (5%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May26 (7.3%)
  • June27 (7.5%)
  • July17 (4.7%)
  • August29 (8.1%)
  • September31 (8.7%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (61%)
  • Wet or damp136 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (36%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph86 (24%)
  • 70 mph109 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (30%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (67%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2061 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2561 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35154 (25%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5589 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (57%)
  • Passenger224 (36%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle36 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1997.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1997

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1997: 87, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM18721418
2ndA38254003
3rdA632202508
4thB6417182904
5thA619173003
6thB6019161702
7thA616153323
8thA617122401
9thB641891102
10thA613581311
11thB601481001
12thB640781202
13thA605901
14thB60394801
15thB64194800
16thA6183400
17thB64063400
18thB60262200
19thB60422200
20thB60432301

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1997

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1997: 41.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1997

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1997: 111.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years