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Derby road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 792 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1998, and 1,057 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (838), and casualties fell from 1,092.

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

Collisions in 1998
792
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,057
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1998

1.3% of collisions in Derby in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight65783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious13513%
  • Slight91286%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 792, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday122 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (13%)
  • Thursday142 (18%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.7%)
  • February69 (8.7%)
  • March68 (8.6%)
  • April54 (6.8%)
  • May65 (8.2%)
  • June74 (9.3%)
  • July49 (6.2%)
  • August65 (8.2%)
  • September69 (8.7%)
  • October78 (9.8%)
  • November59 (7.4%)
  • December65 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight594 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry512 (65%)
  • Wet or damp269 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph596 (75%)
  • 40 mph136 (17%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph31 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (14%)
  • Roundabout72 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant574 (54%)
  • Pedestrian209 (20%)
  • Cyclist111 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1063 (6%)
  • 11 to 1580 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20144 (14%)
  • 21 to 25140 (13%)
  • 26 to 35211 (20%)
  • 36 to 45157 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (55%)
  • Passenger271 (26%)
  • Pedestrian209 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,009 (67%)
  • Other vehicle126 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle69 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 93rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1998

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1998: 59, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111597407
2ndA52476114
3rdA6467015
4thA514416004
5thA5250273413
6thA601273403
7thA38233312
8thA61202902
9thA516182525
10thA6005182307
11thA608101611
12thB502081401
13thA60966703
14thB60006602
15thA5113500
16thA41100
17thA501401
18thB50211100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1998

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 722.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1998

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1998: 179.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years