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Worksop road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,595 road traffic collisions in Worksop, Bassetlaw, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 899 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
4,595
228th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,766
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
50 people killed
Serious collisions
899
961 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Worksop

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.1%
  • Serious89920%
  • Slight3,64679%

What the data shows

  • Worksop had 509 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 744 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Worksop were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,027 children under 16 were killed or injured in Worksop, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Worksop.

Where Worksop ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
228th
Most casualties
229th
Most fatal collisions
221st
Most serious collisions
204th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday650 (14%)
  • Tuesday693 (15%)
  • Wednesday705 (15%)
  • Thursday663 (14%)
  • Friday774 (17%)
  • Saturday638 (14%)
  • Sunday472 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,321 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,231 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,211 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road225 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout78 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph4,294 (93%)
  • 40 mph173 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph94 (2%)
  • 70 mph12 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,852 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds514 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other66 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded66 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,543 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,195 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist891 (15%)
  • Cyclist775 (13%)
  • Van occupant142 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant123 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider10 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Worksop road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Worksop, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Worksop peaked at 176 in 1985; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254452
20245060
20234446
20224451
20213840
20205877
20195059
20185560
20176276
20166476
20157184
20145776
20135572
20125364
20117398
201090117
200984110
20086777
200794115
2006100128
200595125
200491111
200386108
200288114
20018397
2000102135
199994124
1998123165
1997102145
199699131
1995121172
1994102131
1993103135
199294117
1991140166
1990132164
1989160200
1988135160
1987147183
1986149187
1985176216
1984154190
1983147171
1982154200
1981154194
1980159200
1979152187

Map of recent crashes in Worksop

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Worksop

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Worksop

The 24 most recent collisions in Worksop happened between 30 May and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Worksop

The B6040 has the most collisions in Worksop, 737 of 4,595 (16%), followed by the A60 (634).

Collisions in Worksop on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB60407379073127
2ndA606348199114
3rdB60415137179105
4thA57400543985
5thB6045249331455
6thB6024191241128
7thB6005242816
8thA60094401
9thA6204401

Council area for Worksop

Worksop is in Bassetlaw, where police recorded 20,364 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Worksop accounts for 23% of them.

Postcode districts in Worksop

Collisions in Worksop were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by S80 (2,698) and S81 (1,897).