Skip to main content
CrashStats

Derby road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 847 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1984, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1983 (963), and casualties fell from 1,170.

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

Collisions in 1984
847
Down 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,016
Down 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Derby in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious19723%
  • Slight63575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious21521%
  • Slight78677%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 847, down 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (16%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (17%)
  • Friday127 (15%)
  • Saturday114 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.5%)
  • February69 (8.1%)
  • March72 (8.5%)
  • April69 (8.1%)
  • May56 (6.6%)
  • June58 (6.8%)
  • July64 (7.6%)
  • August71 (8.4%)
  • September71 (8.4%)
  • October95 (11%)
  • November83 (9.8%)
  • December67 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight596 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds664 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry539 (64%)
  • Wet or damp284 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph666 (79%)
  • 40 mph109 (13%)
  • 60 mph32 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph40 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway616 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (13%)
  • Roundabout69 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (26%)
  • Pedestrian228 (22%)
  • Cyclist169 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1064 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1585 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20274 (27%)
  • 21 to 25134 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (11%)
  • 36 to 4586 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5560 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded59 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (56%)
  • Pedestrian228 (22%)
  • Passenger219 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (53%)
  • Motorcycle259 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle170 (12%)
  • Bus or coach66 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle49 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Derby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 93rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Derby in 1984: 92, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA692106123
2ndA51118099219
3rdA5146073110
4thA525169313
5thA5250181806
6thA38162501
7thB5020161804
8thA516111323
9thA6096111201
10thA6005101402
11thA61101203
12thB600081001
13thA6017901
14thA6084401
15thA50201100
16thA601100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1984

Derby had 787 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1984

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1984: 186.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years