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Road collisions in Bolsover

Police recorded 718 road collisions involving injury in Bolsover between 2021 and 2025, about 144 a year. 15 of them were fatal, and an estimated 158 involved serious injury once DfT's severity adjustment is applied. These are reported injury collisions only: damage-only incidents and unreported injuries are not included.

718reported collisions, 2021 to 2025

144a year on average

15fatal

158serious (estimated)

967casualties

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When collisions happen

The busiest hour was 3pm to 4pm, and 33% of collisions happened between 3pm and 7pm (more than the 32% across Great Britain). Friday had the most collisions, and 21% happened at weekends.

Collisions by hour of day (00 = midnight to 1am)

Collisions by day of week

Trend over time

Reported collisions went from 132 in 2021 to 139 in 2025, a rise of 5%. Counts are affected by traffic levels, population and changes in how police record injuries, so Bolsover should not be ranked against other areas on these numbers alone.

Reported collisions per year

Who is affected

Across Bolsover, 967 people were injured or killed in these collisions. Pedestrians were 9% of casualties (14% across Great Britain), pedal cyclists 5% (12%) and motorcyclists 10% (12%). Car and taxi occupants made up 68%. 2 of the pedestrians were killed.

Children aged 0 to 15 were 8% of casualties, close to the 9% national share. People aged 16 to 25 were 22% (21% nationally), and people over 65 were 9% (10% nationally).

Road user	Casualties	Share in Bolsover	Share across GB
Pedestrians	89	9.2%	14.5%
Pedal cyclists	47	4.9%	11.9%
Motorcyclists	94	9.7%	12.4%
Car and taxi occupants	657	67.9%	54.4%
Bus and minibus occupants	22	2.3%	1.8%
Van and goods vehicle occupants	51	5.3%	3.5%
Other road users	7	0.7%	1.6%

Casualties by age

Age	Casualties	Share in Bolsover	Share across GB
0 to 5	10	1.1%	1.6%
6 to 10	25	2.7%	2.6%
11 to 15	47	5.0%	4.8%
16 to 20	95	10.2%	10.6%
21 to 25	118	12.7%	11.0%
26 to 35	191	20.5%	20.8%
36 to 45	147	15.8%	15.8%
46 to 55	122	13.1%	12.8%
56 to 65	91	9.8%	10.1%
66 to 75	51	5.5%	5.3%
Over 75	34	3.7%	4.5%

Vehicles involved

12.1% of collisions involved a pedestrian casualty (17.7% nationally), 6.5% a cyclist (15.0%) and 12.8% a motorcyclist (15.3%). 8.9% involved a goods vehicle (3.9% nationally) and 25.6% involved a driver aged 17 to 24 (21.1%). 2 collisions involved an e-scooter.

Vehicle	Vehicles	Share in Bolsover	Share across GB
Cars and taxis	1,023	72.5%	69.7%
Vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)	124	8.8%	6.4%
Heavy goods vehicles	74	5.2%	2.3%
Motorcycles	98	6.9%	9.3%
Pedal cycles	49	3.5%	8.7%
Buses and minibuses	25	1.8%	1.8%
Other vehicles	18	1.3%	1.8%

Collision hotspots in Bolsover

These are the 100 metre squares with the most reported collisions in 2021 to 2025. Location is the average position of the collisions in each square, so treat it as approximate.

#	Main road	Junction type	Collisions	Map
1	M1	Roundabout	10	View on map
2	Unnumbered road	Crossroads	9	View on map
3	Unnumbered road	Crossroads	7	View on map
4	A632	Crossroads	7	View on map
5	A632	T or staggered junction	6	View on map
6	M1	Not at a junction	5	View on map
7	B6019	T or staggered junction	5	View on map
8	A617	T or staggered junction	5	View on map
9	Unnumbered road	Not at a junction	5	View on map
10	A616	T or staggered junction	4	View on map
11	A632	Not at a junction	4	View on map
12	B6014	T or staggered junction	4	View on map
13	B6407	Not at a junction	4	View on map
14	M1	Not at a junction	4	View on map
15	M1	Not at a junction	4	View on map
16	A38	Not at a junction	4	View on map
17	M1	Not at a junction	4	View on map

Numbered roads with the most collisions

43% of collisions happened on roads with a 30 mph limit or lower (69% nationally), and 37% on roads with a 60 or 70 mph limit (18% nationally). 48% were at or within 20 metres of a junction or roundabout, lower than the national 54%.

Road	Collisions	Fatal	Serious (est.)
M1	107	0	9
A616	45	1	11
A632	42	1	13
A38	37	1	8
B6407	32	1	6
A619	31	1	11
A617	30	0	6
B6417	28	2	7
B6019	20	1	4
B6014	14	0	2
B6039	13	0	2
B6418	12	1	5
B6406	11	0	3
A6135	9	1	2
B6419	9	0	2

Collisions on unnumbered local streets are not listed here. Use the postcode search to see them.

Conditions

27% of collisions in Bolsover happened in darkness, close to the 28% across Great Britain. 24% happened on roads classed as urban, lower than the national 67%.

Type of road

Type of road	Collisions	Share in Bolsover	Share across GB
Motorway	107	14.9%	3.0%
A(M) road	0	0.0%	0.2%
A road	210	29.2%	44.0%
B road	151	21.0%	12.5%
C road	74	10.3%	4.4%
Unclassified road	176	24.5%	35.9%

Speed limit

Speed limit	Collisions	Share in Bolsover	Share across GB
20 mph	3	0.4%	17.1%
30 mph	306	42.6%	52.0%
40 mph	51	7.1%	8.7%
50 mph	95	13.2%	4.4%
60 mph	146	20.3%	12.2%
70 mph	117	16.3%	5.5%

Junctions

Junctions	Collisions	Share in Bolsover	Share across GB
Not at a junction	374	52.2%	45.9%
T or staggered junction	214	29.9%	28.5%
Crossroads	50	7.0%	9.5%
Junction with more than four arms	1	0.1%	1.6%
Private drive or entrance	14	2.0%	2.2%
Other junction	25	3.5%	6.1%
Roundabout	38	5.3%	6.2%

Light conditions

Light conditions	Collisions	Share in Bolsover	Share across GB
Daylight	527	73.4%	71.7%
Darkness, street lights lit	118	16.4%	20.6%
Darkness, street lights unlit	1	0.1%	0.7%
Darkness, no street lighting	66	9.2%	5.3%
Darkness, lighting unknown	6	0.8%	1.7%

Urban or rural

Urban or rural	Collisions	Share in Bolsover	Share across GB
Urban	169	23.5%	67.2%
Rural	549	76.5%	32.8%

About these figures

Only collisions involving injury that were reported to the police are counted. The figures are not adjusted for traffic volume or population, so they should not be used to rank areas against each other. Serious and slight splits use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment. Full explanation.