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Derby road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 906 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1992, and 1,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1991 (819), and casualties rose from 1,053.

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

Collisions in 1992
906
Up 11% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,143
Up 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1992

1% of collisions in Derby in 1992 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious9711%
  • Slight80088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious1069.3%
  • Slight1,02790%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 906, up 11% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (16%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday121 (13%)
  • Thursday124 (14%)
  • Friday185 (20%)
  • Saturday113 (12%)
  • Sunday95 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.6%)
  • February71 (7.8%)
  • March73 (8.1%)
  • April66 (7.3%)
  • May63 (7%)
  • June81 (8.9%)
  • July80 (8.8%)
  • August73 (8.1%)
  • September61 (6.7%)
  • October94 (10%)
  • November84 (9.3%)
  • December82 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight651 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds712 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (17%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry550 (61%)
  • Wet or damp340 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph687 (76%)
  • 40 mph150 (17%)
  • 60 mph27 (3%)
  • 70 mph41 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway654 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (12%)
  • Roundabout69 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant591 (52%)
  • Pedestrian256 (22%)
  • Cyclist128 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20214 (19%)
  • 21 to 25153 (13%)
  • 26 to 35206 (18%)
  • 36 to 45115 (10%)
  • 46 to 5590 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded55 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider607 (53%)
  • Passenger280 (24%)
  • Pedestrian256 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,180 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle129 (7.8%)
  • Other vehicle97 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Derby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 77th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1992

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1992: 104, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511110414126
2ndA6668309
3rdA514485506
4thA52384505
5thA601354605
6thA38253005
7thA5250254021
8thA61182702
9thA516152512
10thA608151901
11thA6005131501
12thB5020101520
13thB600081101
14thA60964400

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1992

Derby had 827 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1992

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1992: 196.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1992, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Derby road accidents in other years