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Derby road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 812 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1996, and 1,072 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (801), and casualties rose from 1,050.

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

Collisions in 1996
812
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,072
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1996

0.2% of collisions in Derby in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious14217%
  • Slight66882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious15715%
  • Slight91385%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 812, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (12%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday137 (17%)
  • Friday135 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.1%)
  • February79 (9.7%)
  • March60 (7.4%)
  • April48 (5.9%)
  • May68 (8.4%)
  • June67 (8.3%)
  • July71 (8.7%)
  • August65 (8%)
  • September54 (6.7%)
  • October84 (10%)
  • November70 (8.6%)
  • December80 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds640 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry520 (64%)
  • Wet or damp273 (34%)
  • Snow11 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph656 (81%)
  • 40 mph102 (13%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph36 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway567 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (13%)
  • Roundabout66 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (53%)
  • Pedestrian210 (20%)
  • Cyclist150 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20162 (15%)
  • 21 to 25153 (14%)
  • 26 to 35218 (20%)
  • 36 to 45110 (10%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider598 (56%)
  • Passenger264 (25%)
  • Pedestrian210 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,048 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle148 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle64 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 91st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1996

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1996: 67, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51116793013
2ndA5262106113
3rdA6556405
4thA514536609
5thA601334405
6thA5250314305
7thA516172811
8thB5020162203
9thA38141900
10thA608121702
11thA61121701
12thA609681400
13thA60056801
14thB60003501

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1996

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 749.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1996

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1996: 179.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years