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Derby road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,049 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1981, and 1,299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 275 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (1,027), and casualties rose from 1,263.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,049
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,299
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
25
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
275
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Derby in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.4%
  • Serious27526%
  • Slight74971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.9%
  • Serious30423%
  • Slight97075%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,049, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (16%)
  • Tuesday165 (16%)
  • Wednesday134 (13%)
  • Thursday177 (17%)
  • Friday188 (18%)
  • Saturday132 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.5%)
  • February82 (7.8%)
  • March105 (10%)
  • April85 (8.1%)
  • May76 (7.2%)
  • June76 (7.2%)
  • July85 (8.1%)
  • August79 (7.5%)
  • September105 (10%)
  • October112 (11%)
  • November95 (9.1%)
  • December60 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds844 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry706 (67%)
  • Wet or damp308 (29%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.3%)
  • Snow10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph814 (78%)
  • 40 mph177 (17%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph30 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway770 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (13%)
  • Roundabout78 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist383 (29%)
  • Car occupant359 (28%)
  • Pedestrian301 (23%)
  • Cyclist142 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15100 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20395 (30%)
  • 21 to 25153 (12%)
  • 26 to 35135 (10%)
  • 36 to 4590 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5576 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded84 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider730 (56%)
  • Pedestrian301 (23%)
  • Passenger268 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car921 (54%)
  • Motorcycle386 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle150 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5%)
  • Bus or coach73 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle49 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Derby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 68th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1981

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1981: 108, including 4 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111108143437
2ndA686102323
3rdA5147490018
4thA524555213
5thA516313818
6thA5250283905
7thA38263514
8thA6005172711
9thA61162103
10thB5020162013
11thA6096131304
12thA60191002
13thA6087800
14thB60007804
15thA5441100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1981

Derby had 978 collisions in 1981.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1981

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1981: 235.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years