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Bolsover road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 2015, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (184), and casualties rose from 248.

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

Collisions in 2015
177
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
262
Up 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Bolsover in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight15286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious259.5%
  • Slight23690%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 2015 is highlighted, with 177, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (18%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday17 (9.6%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February14 (7.9%)
  • March14 (7.9%)
  • April16 (9%)
  • May14 (7.9%)
  • June16 (9%)
  • July27 (15%)
  • August11 (6.2%)
  • September10 (5.6%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November11 (6.2%)
  • December7 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (75%)
  • Wet or damp36 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph65 (37%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (11%)
  • 60 mph28 (16%)
  • 70 mph52 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (31%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (75%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2032 (12%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3565 (25%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (72%)
  • Passenger63 (24%)
  • Pedestrian11 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bolsover ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2015.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2015

South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolsover in 2015, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 2015

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 2015: 42, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1426701
2ndA38121700
3rdA619101602
4thA61771004
5thB603971113
6thB640771301
7thA6166800
8thB60195700
9thB64174500
10thB64184502
11thB60263400
12thB64063501
13thA602401
14thA6322401
15thB60142200
16thB60252300
17thB64192300
18thA61351100
19thB60421100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 2015

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 2015: 16.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 2015

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 2015: 58.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years