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Derby road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 819 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1991, and 1,053 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (897), and casualties fell from 1,172.

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

Collisions in 1991
819
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,053
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1991

1% of collisions in Derby in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious11614%
  • Slight69585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious12312%
  • Slight92288%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 819, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (15%)
  • Tuesday138 (17%)
  • Wednesday127 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (13%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (9.2%)
  • February50 (6.1%)
  • March60 (7.3%)
  • April70 (8.5%)
  • May55 (6.7%)
  • June80 (9.8%)
  • July76 (9.3%)
  • August77 (9.4%)
  • September73 (8.9%)
  • October73 (8.9%)
  • November73 (8.9%)
  • December57 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight578 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit45 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds658 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry533 (65%)
  • Wet or damp262 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph607 (74%)
  • 40 mph134 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph49 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (16%)
  • Roundabout70 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (47%)
  • Pedestrian233 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (14%)
  • Cyclist128 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20189 (18%)
  • 21 to 25158 (15%)
  • 26 to 35193 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5579 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (54%)
  • Passenger253 (24%)
  • Pedestrian233 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,002 (68%)
  • Motorcycle146 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (8.8%)
  • Other vehicle93 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 90th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1991

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1991: 106, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111106146019
2ndA67189112
3rdA514557515
4thA52537609
5thA601334003
6thA38172604
7thA516162102
8thA608131802
9thA5250121400
10thA61121804
11thA6005101111
12thB5020101100
13thA60965801
14thB60003300

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1991

Derby had 760 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1991

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1991: 186.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1991, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years