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Derby road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 801 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1995, and 1,050 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1994 (831), and casualties fell from 1,069.

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

Collisions in 1995
801
Down 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,050
Down 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1995

0.6% of collisions in Derby in 1995 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious14518%
  • Slight65181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious15114%
  • Slight89485%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 801, down 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday124 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (14%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday147 (18%)
  • Saturday112 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.7%)
  • February67 (8.4%)
  • March67 (8.4%)
  • April62 (7.7%)
  • May70 (8.7%)
  • June56 (7%)
  • July64 (8%)
  • August74 (9.2%)
  • September68 (8.5%)
  • October62 (7.7%)
  • November70 (8.7%)
  • December79 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight578 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds647 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry522 (65%)
  • Wet or damp270 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph608 (76%)
  • 40 mph136 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph38 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (16%)
  • Roundabout81 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant573 (55%)
  • Pedestrian224 (21%)
  • Cyclist107 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1069 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20146 (14%)
  • 21 to 25162 (15%)
  • 26 to 35210 (20%)
  • 36 to 45115 (11%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9%)
  • 56 to 6550 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.1%)
  • Over 7526 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (53%)
  • Passenger268 (26%)
  • Pedestrian224 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,047 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle85 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle36 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 90th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1995

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1995: 93, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511193124016
2ndA65979115
3rdA525281012
4thA514414906
5thA601335206
6thA38222803
7thA516182111
8thA5250182403
9thA61151804
10thA600591200
11thA6088811
12thB502071000
13thA60963303
14thB6002210
15thB60002200
16thA5111100
17thA51321100
18thA5151200

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1995

Derby had 733 collisions in 1995.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1995

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1995: 182.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1995, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years