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Derby road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 828 road traffic collisions in Derby in 1999, and 1,081 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (792), and casualties rose from 1,057.

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

Collisions in 1999
828
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,081
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Derby in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11514%
  • Slight70986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious12411%
  • Slight95388%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 828, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (17%)
  • Tuesday113 (14%)
  • Wednesday110 (13%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday142 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (9.2%)
  • February64 (7.7%)
  • March53 (6.4%)
  • April68 (8.2%)
  • May68 (8.2%)
  • June73 (8.8%)
  • July69 (8.3%)
  • August57 (6.9%)
  • September81 (9.8%)
  • October62 (7.5%)
  • November70 (8.5%)
  • December87 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight589 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds653 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (60%)
  • Wet or damp323 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph637 (77%)
  • 40 mph115 (14%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph47 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway567 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (15%)
  • Roundabout96 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant619 (57%)
  • Pedestrian166 (15%)
  • Cyclist118 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (8%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20141 (13%)
  • 21 to 25134 (12%)
  • 26 to 35270 (25%)
  • 36 to 45147 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (60%)
  • Passenger264 (24%)
  • Pedestrian166 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,117 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (7.4%)
  • Other vehicle110 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle85 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 89th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 1999

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 1999: 72, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51117297012
2ndA5147099115
3rdA52527417
4thA6467006
5thA38344313
6thA5250324701
7thA601203001
8thA61192702
9thA516182500
10thA6005171903
11thA608131403
12thA609691402
13thB502091100
14thB60004801
15thA501301
16thB51111101
17thB6001100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 1999

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 756.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 1999

DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 1999: 200.

Latest crashes in Derby in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years