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Derby road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 849 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1993, and 1,131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (906), and casualties fell from 1,143.

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

Collisions in 1993
849
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,131
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
14
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1993

1.6% of collisions in Derby in 1993 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious8910%
  • Slight74688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious1018.9%
  • Slight1,01289%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 849, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday144 (17%)
  • Wednesday130 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (16%)
  • Friday167 (20%)
  • Saturday85 (10%)
  • Sunday74 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.2%)
  • February58 (6.8%)
  • March63 (7.4%)
  • April76 (9%)
  • May65 (7.7%)
  • June73 (8.6%)
  • July71 (8.4%)
  • August54 (6.4%)
  • September69 (8.1%)
  • October84 (9.9%)
  • November87 (10%)
  • December71 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight596 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (64%)
  • Wet or damp293 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph636 (75%)
  • 40 mph151 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph36 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (13%)
  • Roundabout86 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant586 (52%)
  • Pedestrian223 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (12%)
  • Cyclist116 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1068 (6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20178 (16%)
  • 21 to 25134 (12%)
  • 26 to 35235 (21%)
  • 36 to 45111 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5577 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.4%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded59 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider601 (53%)
  • Passenger307 (27%)
  • Pedestrian223 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,108 (72%)
  • Motorcycle132 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (7.7%)
  • Other vehicle82 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (1.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Derby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 85th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1993

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1993: 90, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511190123515
2ndA66169010
3rdA52558936
4thA514485903
5thA5250222501
6thA38213012
7thA601202400
8thA516182613
9thA61141404
10thB5020141700
11thA6005131800
12thA608121602
13thA60964400
14thA50202500
15thB60002200
16thB50561101

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1993

Derby had 785 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1993

DE21 and DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1993, with 184 each.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1993, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years