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Derby road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 838 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1997, and 1,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (812), and casualties rose from 1,072.

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

Collisions in 1997
838
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,092
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1997

1% of collisions in Derby in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious13116%
  • Slight69983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious14213%
  • Slight94186%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 838, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (16%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday150 (18%)
  • Friday106 (13%)
  • Saturday129 (15%)
  • Sunday80 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7%)
  • February69 (8.2%)
  • March69 (8.2%)
  • April72 (8.6%)
  • May68 (8.1%)
  • June57 (6.8%)
  • July68 (8.1%)
  • August64 (7.6%)
  • September63 (7.5%)
  • October92 (11%)
  • November83 (9.9%)
  • December74 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight624 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry530 (63%)
  • Wet or damp301 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph624 (74%)
  • 40 mph144 (17%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph27 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph35 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (16%)
  • Roundabout70 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant601 (55%)
  • Pedestrian206 (19%)
  • Cyclist126 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1070 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1564 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20158 (14%)
  • 21 to 25130 (12%)
  • 26 to 35258 (24%)
  • 36 to 45146 (13%)
  • 46 to 5595 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (2%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (56%)
  • Passenger274 (25%)
  • Pedestrian206 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,105 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (8.2%)
  • Other vehicle92 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle85 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 91st most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1997

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1997: 82, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51118297115
2ndA667103011
3rdA526184110
4thA514476117
5thA38335305
6thA601294005
7thA5250273103
8thA516233202
9thA61182400
10thA608121911
11thA60057900
12thB50206801
13thB60006802
14thB50214500
15thA60962200
16thA5111100
17thA60071200
18thA6201101

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1997

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 759.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1997

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1997: 188.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years