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Derby road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 963 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1983, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (1,055), and casualties fell from 1,281.

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

Collisions in 1983
963
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,170
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
20
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Derby in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious23324%
  • Slight71074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious25822%
  • Slight89076%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 963, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (14%)
  • Tuesday143 (15%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday170 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59296 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.5%)
  • February54 (5.6%)
  • March72 (7.5%)
  • April75 (7.8%)
  • May76 (7.9%)
  • June90 (9.3%)
  • July79 (8.2%)
  • August77 (8%)
  • September93 (9.7%)
  • October108 (11%)
  • November95 (9.9%)
  • December81 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight689 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds802 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry659 (68%)
  • Wet or damp290 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph745 (77%)
  • 40 mph150 (16%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph38 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway720 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (13%)
  • Roundabout66 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist292 (25%)
  • Pedestrian278 (24%)
  • Cyclist161 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1597 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20306 (26%)
  • 21 to 25140 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (9.2%)
  • 36 to 45107 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded88 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider624 (53%)
  • Pedestrian278 (24%)
  • Passenger268 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car887 (56%)
  • Motorcycle304 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle170 (11%)
  • Bus or coach85 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle56 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Derby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 77th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1983

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1983: 103, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111103135332
2ndA676100215
3rdA5146180217
4thA525784319
5thA516202516
6thA5250192406
7thB5020182415
8thA38142004
9thA6096101402
10thB6000101101
11thA619901
12thA600582903
13thA6016602
14thA6086802

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1983

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 891.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1983

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1983: 235.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years