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Blyth (Bassetlaw) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Blyth, Bassetlaw, from 1979 to 2025, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
160
2,190th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
245
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
11 people killed
Serious collisions
36
44 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Blyth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal74.4%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight11773%

What the data shows

  • Blyth had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Blyth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 23 children under 16 were killed or injured in Blyth, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Blyth.

Where Blyth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,190th
Most casualties
2,027th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (59%)
  • 40 mph19 (12%)
  • 60 mph43 (27%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant156 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Blyth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blyth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Blyth peaked at 7 in 2005; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202322
202211
202100
202000
201959
201822
201711
201600
201559
201444
201335
201235
201111
201023
200900
200834
200722
200611
2005713
2004510
200311
200235
200156
200034
199924
1998714
1997711
199656
199557
199424
1993510
199256
199111
199057
198967
198856
1987610
198638
198558
198478
198337
1982710
198157
1980713
197911

Map of recent crashes in Blyth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Blyth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Blyth

The 24 most recent collisions in Blyth happened between 16 March 2013 and 9 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Blyth

The A634 has the most collisions in Blyth, 74 of 160 (46%), followed by the A614 (42).

Collisions in Blyth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63474102218
2ndA6144272311
3rdB6045243104
4thA1(M)41202

Council area for Blyth

Blyth is in Bassetlaw, where police recorded 20,364 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Blyth accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Blyth

All 160 collisions in Blyth were in the S81 postcode district.