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Bolsover road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 1998, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (358), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 1998
360
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
572
Down 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 1998

1.7% of collisions in Bolsover in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight30284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious6211%
  • Slight50288%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 1998 is highlighted, with 360, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.5%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March29 (8.1%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May24 (6.7%)
  • June29 (8.1%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September19 (5.3%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November27 (7.5%)
  • December50 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (53%)
  • Wet or damp158 (44%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (30%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph114 (32%)
  • 70 mph109 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (31%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (13%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 35144 (25%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (64%)
  • Passenger186 (33%)
  • Pedestrian19 (3.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (7.4%)
  • Other vehicle41 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle27 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 1998.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 1998

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 1998: 85, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM18516235
2ndA38244003
3rdA617182604
4thA619172703
5thA632172813
6thA616162603
7thB6417162301
8thB6407131811
9thA60101400
10thB6019101402
11thB601481102
12thB641881611
13thB603971302
14thA6186602
15thB60263300
16thB60432200
17thB64062300
18thB64192500
19thA4441100
20thA6091100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 1998

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 1998: 21.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 1998

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 1998: 92.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years