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Derby road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 779 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1985, and 981 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (847), and casualties fell from 1,016.

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

Collisions in 1985
779
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
981
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Derby in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious14919%
  • Slight61579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious16016%
  • Slight80682%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 779, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (13%)
  • Thursday119 (15%)
  • Friday146 (19%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (6.8%)
  • February44 (5.6%)
  • March46 (5.9%)
  • April50 (6.4%)
  • May54 (6.9%)
  • June74 (9.5%)
  • July61 (7.8%)
  • August65 (8.3%)
  • September71 (9.1%)
  • October74 (9.5%)
  • November102 (13%)
  • December85 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight555 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry492 (63%)
  • Wet or damp258 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph595 (76%)
  • 40 mph133 (17%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (14%)
  • Roundabout62 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (35%)
  • Pedestrian251 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (22%)
  • Cyclist97 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1056 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1581 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20214 (22%)
  • 21 to 25129 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (12%)
  • 36 to 4588 (9%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded68 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (50%)
  • Pedestrian251 (26%)
  • Passenger235 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car801 (63%)
  • Motorcycle217 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach59 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 103rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in Derby in 1985: 84, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA684106010
2ndA511180120414
3rdA5146578017
4thA52415718
5thA38192012
6thA516193203
7thA5250172005
8thA6005141712
9thB5020132004
10thA60881403
11thA60967803
12thB60007701
13thA616703
14thA6014401
15thB61791100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1985

Derby had 713 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1985

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1985: 180.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years