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Bolsover road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 2008, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2007 (303), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 2008
263
Down 13% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
386
Down 18% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Bolsover in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight22385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight34188%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 2008 is highlighted, with 263, down 13% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (19%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February28 (11%)
  • March13 (4.9%)
  • April19 (7.2%)
  • May26 (9.9%)
  • June18 (6.8%)
  • July19 (7.2%)
  • August21 (8%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December18 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (35%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph59 (22%)
  • 70 mph86 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (33%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (17%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4571 (18%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (60%)
  • Passenger130 (34%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Other vehicle22 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bolsover

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bolsover ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2008.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2008

South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolsover in 2008, with 35 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 2008

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 2008: 75, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM17513908
2ndA617152003
3rdA616101101
4thB6019101402
5thA3891101
6thA613581410
7thA6198902
8thA63281301
9thB640781301
10thB641781001
11thB603971111
12thB64187902
13thB60144401
14thA6183301
15thB64193500
16thB60422401
17thB60251100
18thB60261100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 2008

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 2008: 24.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 2008

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 2008: 93.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 2008, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years