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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (360), and casualties fell from 558.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,872 collisions in the Derbyshire Dales.

Collisions in 1983
347
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
490
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983

4.3% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.3%
  • Serious8625%
  • Slight24671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.1%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight37977%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 347, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025170239
2024158222
2023201262
2022220309
2021162211
2020145223
2019157210
2018143181
2017133169
2016147224
2015185285
2014206286
2013223339
2012216320
2011223331
2010206296
2009277383
2008270384
2007367540
2006329483
2005327488
2004333497
2003324489
2002385590
2001352514
2000362564
1999412659
1998424644
1997420671
1996359565
1995386597
1994391629
1993393601
1992393600
1991338509
1990356536
1989326490
1988322502
1987293462
1986322516
1985319454
1984317455
1983347490
1982360558
1981391674
1980411584
1979371511

When and where crashes happen in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March30 (8.6%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May29 (8.4%)
  • June31 (8.9%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August34 (9.8%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October27 (7.8%)
  • November25 (7.2%)
  • December19 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (54%)
  • Wet or damp141 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (35%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 60 mph181 (52%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (21%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20129 (26%)
  • 21 to 2589 (18%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (60%)
  • Passenger155 (32%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (65%)
  • Motorcycle96 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in the Derbyshire Dales

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Derbyshire Dales ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1983.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983: 50, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65062313
2ndA515325625
3rdA52202705
4thA517162515
5thA619152707
6thA623143003
7thA50121615
8thA501291203
9thB503691001
10thB50357700
11thB50577802
12thB601271301
13thA6156802
14thA6256704
15thB505651211
16thB60545912
17thA6214600
18thA6324701
19thB50234902
20thB60014500

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1983

Ashbourne had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983: 24.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1983

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983: 119.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years