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Derby road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,055 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1982, and 1,281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (1,049), and casualties fell from 1,299.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,055
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,281
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
23
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1982

2.2% of collisions in Derby in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.2%
  • Serious27026%
  • Slight76272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.9%
  • Serious29923%
  • Slight95875%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,055, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (15%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (15%)
  • Friday191 (18%)
  • Saturday129 (12%)
  • Sunday96 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59304 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.4%)
  • February66 (6.3%)
  • March82 (7.8%)
  • April83 (7.9%)
  • May88 (8.3%)
  • June83 (7.9%)
  • July79 (7.5%)
  • August99 (9.4%)
  • September79 (7.5%)
  • October101 (9.6%)
  • November129 (12%)
  • December77 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight745 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds849 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry676 (64%)
  • Wet or damp338 (32%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.7%)
  • Snow11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph814 (77%)
  • 40 mph180 (17%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph39 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway781 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (12%)
  • Roundabout82 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist359 (28%)
  • Pedestrian283 (22%)
  • Cyclist152 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1592 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20336 (26%)
  • 21 to 25172 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (10%)
  • 36 to 45108 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5596 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded77 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider729 (57%)
  • Pedestrian283 (22%)
  • Passenger269 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car958 (55%)
  • Motorcycle373 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle164 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach79 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle57 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Derby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 72nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1982

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1982: 111, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111111141426
2ndA67590115
3rdA5146781019
4thA525261011
5thA38222714
6thA516203018
7thA5250202103
8thB6000182004
9thB5020141615
10thA6096111102
11thA6191003
12thA60057701
13thA6086610
14thA6013300
15thA50201100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1982

Derby had 984 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1982

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1982: 237.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1982, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Derby road accidents in other years