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Bolsover road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 115 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 2017, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (130), and casualties fell from 169.

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

Collisions in 2017
115
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
160
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
7% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 2017

7% of collisions in Bolsover in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal87%
  • Serious1816%
  • Slight8977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal85%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight12981%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 2017 is highlighted, with 115, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 115
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (16%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (6.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (17%)
  • February10 (8.7%)
  • March10 (8.7%)
  • April4 (3.5%)
  • May10 (8.7%)
  • June5 (4.3%)
  • July10 (8.7%)
  • August6 (5.2%)
  • September11 (9.6%)
  • October10 (8.7%)
  • November9 (7.8%)
  • December10 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (70%)
  • Wet or damp31 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (45%)
  • 40 mph13 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (13%)
  • 60 mph17 (15%)
  • 70 mph18 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway89 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (16%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (13%)
  • 21 to 2518 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (21%)
  • 36 to 4522 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.9%)
  • Over 756 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (63%)
  • Passenger43 (27%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (70%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2017.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2017

Barlborough, Bolsover, S43 4ZG area, Shirebrook North, Bolsover, NG20 8PF area and South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2017, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 2017

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 2017: 13, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1132622
2ndA61961321
3rdA385801
4thA61355802
5thA6325501
6thA6174700
7thB64064501
8thB64174601
9thA6163802
10thB60193300
11thB60263510
12thB60393301
13thB64072201
14thB64182200
15thA6181100
16thB64191100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 2017

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 2017: 17.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 2017

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 2017: 35.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 2017, 5 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years