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Derby road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,027 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1980, and 1,263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 280 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (1,137), and casualties fell from 1,407.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,027
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,263
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
280
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Derby in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious28027%
  • Slight73471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious30624%
  • Slight94475%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,027, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (13%)
  • Wednesday154 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (15%)
  • Friday184 (18%)
  • Saturday166 (16%)
  • Sunday94 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59133 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.7%)
  • February80 (7.8%)
  • March111 (11%)
  • April66 (6.4%)
  • May67 (6.5%)
  • June94 (9.2%)
  • July75 (7.3%)
  • August76 (7.4%)
  • September82 (8%)
  • October107 (10%)
  • November93 (9.1%)
  • December87 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight725 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds794 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry648 (63%)
  • Wet or damp344 (33%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph798 (78%)
  • 40 mph163 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph37 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway747 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (12%)
  • Roundabout82 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist356 (28%)
  • Pedestrian290 (23%)
  • Cyclist154 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (5%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1076 (6%)
  • 11 to 1591 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20347 (27%)
  • 21 to 25139 (11%)
  • 26 to 35143 (11%)
  • 36 to 4598 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5582 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded88 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider704 (56%)
  • Pedestrian290 (23%)
  • Passenger269 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car894 (54%)
  • Motorcycle366 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach87 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle48 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Derby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 75th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1980

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1980: 88, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511188112129
2ndA686108127
3rdA5279105219
4thA5147288316
5thA38334208
6thA5250283408
7thA516192406
8thB5020141504
9thB6000141702
10thA6096131506
11thA608121913
12thA6005101302
13thA60191304
14thA617902
15thB50213302
16thB61793301
17thA5151100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1980

Derby had 947 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1980

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1980: 232.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years