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Derby road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,137 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1979, and 1,407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 311 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 35,368 collisions in Derby.

Collisions in 1979
1,137
Casualties in 1979
1,407
Fatal collisions
18
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
311
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1979

1.6% of collisions in Derby in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious31127%
  • Slight80871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious34825%
  • Slight1,04074%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,137.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025484593
2024419518
2023494614
2022512622
2021511639
2020415519
2019467582
2018467539
2017457551
2016537701
2015583760
2014657858
2013631830
2012658887
20118031,042
20107981,105
20098211,087
20087981,006
20077771,001
2006720944
2005715936
20047931,000
20038011,053
20028441,118
20018161,081
20007651,000
19998281,081
19987921,057
19978381,092
19968121,072
19958011,050
19948311,069
19938491,131
19929061,143
19918191,053
19908971,172
19898631,070
19888531,036
19878441,066
19868351,036
1985779981
19848471,016
19839631,170
19821,0551,281
19811,0491,299
19801,0271,263
19791,1371,407

When and where crashes happen in Derby in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday172 (15%)
  • Wednesday148 (13%)
  • Thursday193 (17%)
  • Friday194 (17%)
  • Saturday164 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59283 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7.2%)
  • February61 (5.4%)
  • March84 (7.4%)
  • April92 (8.1%)
  • May93 (8.2%)
  • June83 (7.3%)
  • July101 (8.9%)
  • August96 (8.4%)
  • September97 (8.5%)
  • October109 (9.6%)
  • November119 (10%)
  • December120 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight807 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds916 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other33 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry747 (66%)
  • Wet or damp313 (28%)
  • Frost or ice50 (4.4%)
  • Snow25 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph911 (80%)
  • 40 mph168 (15%)
  • 60 mph30 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway829 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (12%)
  • Roundabout78 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist364 (26%)
  • Pedestrian331 (24%)
  • Cyclist156 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (7%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1084 (6%)
  • 11 to 15100 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20392 (28%)
  • 21 to 25132 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35172 (12%)
  • 36 to 4586 (6.1%)
  • 46 to 5593 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded152 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider759 (54%)
  • Pedestrian331 (24%)
  • Passenger317 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car937 (51%)
  • Motorcycle374 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach113 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle72 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Derby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 60th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Derby in 1979: 106, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6106131318
2ndA5111104141327
3rdA52102132128
4thA51478111118
5thA5163140110
6thA38304509
7thA5250202202
8thB5020192506
9thA608182307
10thA601172015
11thA6096121512
12thB5021101404
13thA600591003
14thB60006902
15thB61796601
16thA571101

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1979

Derby had 1,061 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1979

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1979: 254.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1979, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years