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Derby road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 863 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1989, and 1,070 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (853), and casualties rose from 1,036.

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

Collisions in 1989
863
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,070
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
20
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Derby in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.3%
  • Serious12815%
  • Slight71583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.3%
  • Serious13913%
  • Slight90685%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 863, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (17%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (16%)
  • Friday150 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.3%)
  • February58 (6.7%)
  • March64 (7.4%)
  • April56 (6.5%)
  • May66 (7.6%)
  • June75 (8.7%)
  • July72 (8.3%)
  • August78 (9%)
  • September74 (8.6%)
  • October95 (11%)
  • November71 (8.2%)
  • December82 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight573 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (66%)
  • Wet or damp286 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph647 (75%)
  • 40 mph148 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (17%)
  • Roundabout65 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (40%)
  • Pedestrian269 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (15%)
  • Cyclist134 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1068 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20219 (20%)
  • 21 to 25168 (16%)
  • 26 to 35156 (15%)
  • 36 to 45108 (10%)
  • 46 to 5558 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.6%)
  • Over 7537 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (54%)
  • Pedestrian269 (25%)
  • Passenger225 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car947 (63%)
  • Motorcycle159 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (9.1%)
  • Other vehicle82 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 99th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1989

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1989: 92, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51119213047
2ndA67487112
3rdA514586728
4thA52415006
5thA38263017
6thA516192602
7thA601192016
8thA5250162103
9thA61131810
10thB5020132011
11thA6005121302
12thA60891003
13thA60967812
14thB60007700
15thA5111100
16thB50101100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1989

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 785.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1989

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1989: 203.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1989, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years