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Bolsover road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Bolsover in 2024, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2023 (135), and casualties rose from 180.

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

Collisions in 2024
142
Up 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
195
Up 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bolsover in 2024

1.4% of collisions in Bolsover in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 16% in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3021%
  • Slight11077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16183%

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 379 in 2004. 2024 is highlighted, with 142, up 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 142
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February10 (7%)
  • March11 (7.7%)
  • April6 (4.2%)
  • May18 (13%)
  • June7 (4.9%)
  • July13 (9.2%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September12 (8.5%)
  • October13 (9.2%)
  • November12 (8.5%)
  • December7 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (72%)
  • Wet or damp37 (26%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph55 (39%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph23 (16%)
  • 60 mph26 (18%)
  • 70 mph25 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (20%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bolsover in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (21%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.6%)
  • Over 759 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (69%)
  • Passenger42 (22%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (10%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bolsover in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bolsover had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2024.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bolsover in 2024

South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bolsover in 2024, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bolsover with the most crashes in 2024

The M1 had the most collisions in Bolsover in 2024: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bolsover, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1253501
2ndB64079901
3rdA61681104
4thB641781112
5thA61961003
6thA385900
7thA6175501
8thA6325601
9thB60195603
10thA61354502
11thB60143400
12thA6182311
13thB60262201
14thB64062400
15thA601100
16thB60391100
17thB60421100
18thB64181100
19thB64191100

Towns in Bolsover: crashes in 2024

Shirebrook had the most collisions of any town in Bolsover in 2024: 11.

Postcode districts in Bolsover: crashes in 2024

DE55 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bolsover in 2024: 36.

Latest crashes in Bolsover in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Bolsover in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Bolsover road accidents in other years