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Bolsover road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 738 road traffic collisions in Bolsover from 1979 to 2025, and 959 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 139 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
738
920th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
959
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
14 people killed
Serious collisions
139
151 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bolsover

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious13919%
  • Slight59180%

What the data shows

  • Bolsover had 86 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 104 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Bolsover were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 183 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bolsover, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Bolsover.

Where Bolsover ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
920th
Most casualties
904th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
915th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (13%)
  • Thursday99 (13%)
  • Friday129 (17%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight556 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway716 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph686 (93%)
  • 40 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph33 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant461 (48%)
  • Pedestrian196 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (17%)
  • Cyclist77 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bolsover road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bolsover, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bolsover peaked at 29 in 1988; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588
202488
20231112
20221216
20211014
2020910
201959
201888
201766
2016912
201522
20141415
201389
20121118
20111013
201067
20091416
20081217
20071525
20061216
20051824
20041825
20031622
20022024
20012129
20002126
19991418
19981521
19972734
19961721
19952231
19941628
19932436
19921015
19912326
19902026
19892636
19882940
19871823
1986919
19852224
19842533
19832224
19822631
19812427
19802429
19792126

Map of recent crashes in Bolsover

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bolsover

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bolsover

The 24 most recent collisions in Bolsover happened between 4 June 2023 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bolsover

The A632 has the most collisions in Bolsover, 312 of 738 (42%), followed by the B6419 (40).

Collisions in Bolsover on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA632312434560
2ndB6419404508
3rdB6418224125

Council areas covering Bolsover

Collisions in Bolsover were recorded in 3 council areas. Bolsover has 718 of 738 (97%).

Collisions in Bolsover by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBolsover7189307136
2ndNorth East Derbyshire152313
3rdAmber Valley3400

Postcode district for Bolsover

All 738 collisions in Bolsover were in the S44 postcode district.