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Bolsover road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 132 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 2021, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2020 (134), and casualties fell from 180.

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

Collisions in 2021
132
Down 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
170
Down 6% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 2021

2.3% of collisions in Bolsover in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2317%
  • Slight10680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2515%
  • Slight14284%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 2021 is highlighted, with 132, down 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 132
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (20%)
  • Wednesday12 (9.1%)
  • Thursday25 (19%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday10 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.6%)
  • February2 (1.5%)
  • March8 (6.1%)
  • April9 (6.8%)
  • May11 (8.3%)
  • June9 (6.8%)
  • July12 (9.1%)
  • August11 (8.3%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November15 (11%)
  • December12 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds89 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (17%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (76%)
  • Wet or damp31 (23%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (46%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph28 (21%)
  • 70 mph22 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (17%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 208 (4.7%)
  • 21 to 2530 (18%)
  • 26 to 3531 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.1%)
  • Over 756 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (71%)
  • Passenger34 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car194 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2021.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2021

South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolsover in 2021, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 2021

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 2021: 21, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1212601
2ndA616142001
3rdA38101403
4thA6177900
5thA63271002
6thA6196602
7thB64075600
8thB64175601
9thB64183512
10thB60192200
11thB64192301
12thA601110
13thB60141200
14thB60251100
15thB60261100
16thB60391100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 2021

Clowne had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 2021: 13.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 2021

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 2021: 35.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years