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Bolsover road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 2019, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (116), and casualties rose from 150.

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

Collisions in 2019
121
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
165
Up 10% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 2019

5% of collisions in Bolsover in 2019 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65%
  • Serious2924%
  • Slight8671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.6%
  • Serious3622%
  • Slight12375%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 2019 is highlighted, with 121, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 121
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (17%)
  • Friday23 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.1%)
  • February9 (7.4%)
  • March12 (9.9%)
  • April9 (7.4%)
  • May12 (9.9%)
  • June8 (6.6%)
  • July10 (8.3%)
  • August11 (9.1%)
  • September9 (7.4%)
  • October10 (8.3%)
  • November12 (9.9%)
  • December14 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (74%)
  • Wet or damp27 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (46%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph30 (25%)
  • 70 mph23 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (21%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (13%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (17%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4521 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (68%)
  • Passenger31 (19%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car157 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (10%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2019.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2019

Shirebrook North, Bolsover, NG20 8PF area and South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2019, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 2019

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 2019: 18, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1182725
2ndA616101405
3rdB640781103
4thA386701
5thA6325502
6thB64175610
7thA6184810
8thA6173301
9thB60193300
10thB60253310
11thB64192401
12thA61351200
13thA6191201
14thB60261101
15thB60391100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 2019

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 2019: 13.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 2019

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 2019: 34.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years