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Bolsover road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 2023, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2022 (170), and casualties fell from 229.

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

Collisions in 2023
135
Down 21% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
180
Down 21% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 2023

3% of collisions in Bolsover in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious2418%
  • Slight10779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight14480%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 2023 is highlighted, with 135, down 21% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 135
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (19%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday24 (18%)
  • Saturday11 (8.1%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.6%)
  • February11 (8.1%)
  • March16 (12%)
  • April12 (8.9%)
  • May6 (4.4%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July11 (8.1%)
  • August12 (8.9%)
  • September8 (5.9%)
  • October10 (7.4%)
  • November12 (8.9%)
  • December9 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (64%)
  • Wet or damp42 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph60 (44%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (11%)
  • 60 mph32 (24%)
  • 70 mph19 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (5%)
  • 16 to 2019 (11%)
  • 21 to 2515 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3536 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (20%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.6%)
  • Over 751 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (71%)
  • Passenger36 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2023.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2023

South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolsover in 2023, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 2023

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 2023: 16, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1162502
2ndA61991413
3rdA386601
4thA6166702
5thB64076803
6thA6175601
7thA6325602
8thB60195601
9thB60395600
10thB64175811
11thA61353410
12thB60143300
13thB64193301
14thA602300
15thB60422810
16thA6181200
17thB64061100
18thB64181200

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 2023

South Normanton had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 2023: 12.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 2023

S43 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 2023: 29.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 2023, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2023.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years