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Bolsover road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 2020, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2019 (121), and casualties rose from 165.

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

Collisions in 2020
134
Up 11% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
180
Up 9% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 2020

None of the collisions in Bolsover in 2020 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2317%
  • Slight11183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2614%
  • Slight15486%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 2020 is highlighted, with 134, up 11% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 134
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (14%)
  • February13 (9.7%)
  • March8 (6%)
  • April6 (4.5%)
  • May9 (6.7%)
  • June8 (6%)
  • July11 (8.2%)
  • August11 (8.2%)
  • September16 (12%)
  • October8 (6%)
  • November11 (8.2%)
  • December14 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (51%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (25%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (69%)
  • Wet or damp38 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (44%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (13%)
  • 60 mph20 (15%)
  • 70 mph26 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (19%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (67%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2023 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (24%)
  • 36 to 4519 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (16%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (5%)
  • Over 752 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (68%)
  • Passenger42 (23%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2020.

Collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2020

South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolsover in 2020, with 10 collisions.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 2020

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 2020: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1253501
2ndA61791203
3rdA388900
4thA6196901
5thA6325700
6thB64075700
7thB64185901
8thA6164503
9thB64173501
10thA61352501
11thB60142201
12thB60192301
13thB60251100
14thB60261100
15thB60391100
16thB64191100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 2020

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 2020: 12.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 2020

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 2020: 29.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2020.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years