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Derby road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 897 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1990, and 1,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1989 (863), and casualties rose from 1,070.

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

Collisions in 1990
897
Up 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,172
Up 10% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Derby in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious11613%
  • Slight76786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious12511%
  • Slight1,03288%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 897, up 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (16%)
  • Tuesday118 (13%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday165 (18%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.5%)
  • February68 (7.6%)
  • March77 (8.6%)
  • April77 (8.6%)
  • May81 (9%)
  • June73 (8.1%)
  • July75 (8.4%)
  • August59 (6.6%)
  • September85 (9.5%)
  • October73 (8.1%)
  • November92 (10%)
  • December70 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds742 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (66%)
  • Wet or damp295 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph685 (76%)
  • 40 mph151 (17%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph44 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway642 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (15%)
  • Roundabout65 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (47%)
  • Pedestrian270 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (16%)
  • Cyclist98 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20258 (22%)
  • 21 to 25211 (18%)
  • 26 to 35168 (14%)
  • 36 to 45101 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5594 (8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.6%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)
  • Not recorded54 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider620 (53%)
  • Passenger282 (24%)
  • Pedestrian270 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,067 (69%)
  • Motorcycle190 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle84 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Derby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 89th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1990

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1990: 88, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511188119312
2ndA6649224
3rdA514638207
4thA52557616
5thA601485808
6thA516183112
7thA38153102
8thA5250131502
9thA6005121713
10thA61121603
11thB5020121603
12thA60871001
13thB60006702
14thA60963500
15thB52502200
16thA6091200
17thB60051101
18thM11100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1990

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 840.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1990

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1990: 211.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years