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Derby road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 853 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1988, and 1,036 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (844), and casualties fell from 1,066.

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

Collisions in 1988
853
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,036
Down 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1988

1.1% of collisions in Derby in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious14817%
  • Slight69682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious15615%
  • Slight87184%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 853, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday150 (18%)
  • Thursday113 (13%)
  • Friday142 (17%)
  • Saturday120 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.6%)
  • February75 (8.8%)
  • March52 (6.1%)
  • April60 (7%)
  • May63 (7.4%)
  • June69 (8.1%)
  • July78 (9.1%)
  • August80 (9.4%)
  • September75 (8.8%)
  • October83 (9.7%)
  • November84 (9.8%)
  • December69 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight586 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds701 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry555 (65%)
  • Wet or damp280 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph664 (78%)
  • 40 mph137 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph17 (2%)
  • 70 mph34 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway624 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (14%)
  • Roundabout71 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (37%)
  • Pedestrian279 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (18%)
  • Cyclist139 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1068 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20214 (21%)
  • 21 to 25145 (14%)
  • 26 to 35153 (15%)
  • 36 to 45109 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded61 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (52%)
  • Pedestrian279 (27%)
  • Passenger223 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car949 (62%)
  • Motorcycle197 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle145 (9.5%)
  • Other vehicle103 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 91st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1988

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1988: 81, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511181116016
2ndA66578212
3rdA526080014
4thA514485406
5thA601364605
6thA516242813
7thA38182807
8thA5250182602
9thA6005151812
10thB5020141802
11thB600091103
12thA618901
13thA60966602
14thA6085812
15thB60201200
16thM11100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1988

Derby had 791 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1988

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1988: 203.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years