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Derby road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 835 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1986, and 1,036 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (779), and casualties rose from 981.

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

Collisions in 1986
835
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,036
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Derby in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious18022%
  • Slight64077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious19118%
  • Slight83080%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 835, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (12%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (18%)
  • Friday147 (18%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (5.7%)
  • February70 (8.4%)
  • March59 (7.1%)
  • April71 (8.5%)
  • May68 (8.1%)
  • June69 (8.3%)
  • July63 (7.5%)
  • August68 (8.1%)
  • September75 (9%)
  • October84 (10%)
  • November81 (9.7%)
  • December79 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight596 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds669 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry547 (66%)
  • Wet or damp264 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph631 (76%)
  • 40 mph127 (15%)
  • 60 mph50 (6%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway621 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (14%)
  • Roundabout60 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (36%)
  • Pedestrian243 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (19%)
  • Cyclist113 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20235 (23%)
  • 21 to 25157 (15%)
  • 26 to 35137 (13%)
  • 36 to 4574 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5568 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded86 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider536 (52%)
  • Passenger257 (25%)
  • Pedestrian243 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car853 (60%)
  • Motorcycle206 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach57 (4%)
  • Other vehicle54 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Derby

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 96th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1986

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1986: 74, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511174100415
2ndA67292116
3rdA52547237
4thA514526217
5thA38192511
6thA5250192113
7thA516173111
8thB5020131603
9thA601101102
10thA6096101202
11thA61101502
12thA60058902
13thB600081104
14thA6086700
15thB52501100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1986

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 569.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1986

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1986: 136.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years