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Derby road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 831 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1994, and 1,069 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1993 (849), and casualties fell from 1,131.

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

Collisions in 1994
831
Down 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,069
Down 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1994

0.8% of collisions in Derby in 1994 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious8510%
  • Slight73989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious969%
  • Slight96590%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 831, down 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (14%)
  • Wednesday124 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (17%)
  • Friday131 (16%)
  • Saturday138 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (10%)
  • February61 (7.3%)
  • March68 (8.2%)
  • April55 (6.6%)
  • May50 (6%)
  • June70 (8.4%)
  • July59 (7.1%)
  • August49 (5.9%)
  • September68 (8.2%)
  • October81 (9.7%)
  • November79 (9.5%)
  • December104 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight598 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds673 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry527 (63%)
  • Wet or damp292 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph628 (76%)
  • 40 mph135 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway577 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (14%)
  • Roundabout78 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (52%)
  • Pedestrian237 (22%)
  • Cyclist117 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20153 (14%)
  • 21 to 25142 (13%)
  • 26 to 35215 (20%)
  • 36 to 45123 (12%)
  • 46 to 5588 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded61 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider562 (53%)
  • Passenger270 (25%)
  • Pedestrian237 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,074 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle104 (7.1%)
  • Other vehicle58 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 90th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1994

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1994: 80, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51118011057
2ndA6567005
3rdA514546504
4thA52518015
5thA38293205
6thA61253003
7thA601242603
8thA5250223000
9thA6005173200
10thA516121404
11thB5020111101
12thA608101801
13thA5116700
14thA60965800
15thA50191100
16thA511100
17thB50001100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1994

Derby had 761 collisions in 1994.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1994

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1994: 184.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1994, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years