Skip to main content
CrashStats

Derby road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 844 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1987, and 1,066 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (835), and casualties rose from 1,036.

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

Collisions in 1987
844
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,066
Up 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Derby in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious15618%
  • Slight67580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious17416%
  • Slight87982%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 844, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (12%)
  • Tuesday129 (15%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday140 (17%)
  • Friday149 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.2%)
  • February69 (8.2%)
  • March64 (7.6%)
  • April60 (7.1%)
  • May76 (9%)
  • June62 (7.3%)
  • July68 (8.1%)
  • August70 (8.3%)
  • September62 (7.3%)
  • October87 (10%)
  • November87 (10%)
  • December78 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight589 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds677 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry524 (62%)
  • Wet or damp309 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph631 (75%)
  • 40 mph128 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph52 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (18%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (41%)
  • Pedestrian238 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (19%)
  • Cyclist125 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20208 (20%)
  • 21 to 25194 (18%)
  • 26 to 35146 (14%)
  • 36 to 45100 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5550 (4.7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.5%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded78 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider563 (53%)
  • Passenger265 (25%)
  • Pedestrian238 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car910 (62%)
  • Motorcycle198 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (8.9%)
  • Other vehicle67 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 87th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1987

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1987: 80, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511180130118
2ndA66983110
3rdA525879310
4thA514547019
5thA601333404
6thA38265015
7thA5250223012
8thA516212102
9thA6191303
10thA60968902
11thB50208902
12thA60057813
13thA6087802
14thB60004400
15thA51191101
16thB6001100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1987

Derby had 777 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1987

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1987: 198.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years