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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1979, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,585 collisions in North East Derbyshire.

Collisions in 1979
375
Casualties in 1979
536
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
36% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1979

2.4% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1979 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious13536%
  • Slight23162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious17733%
  • Slight34965%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 375.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025158211
2024157221
2023140205
2022169228
2021161200
2020125169
2019147191
2018150200
2017124202
2016162224
2015204317
2014235337
2013210316
2012244353
2011265386
2010279410
2009261382
2008316462
2007317448
2006318462
2005392567
2004347491
2003321512
2002400624
2001387589
2000382559
1999402594
1998387592
1997386559
1996333489
1995345522
1994331510
1993295465
1992310430
1991332513
1990364559
1989364548
1988352496
1987305454
1986291455
1985323465
1984300436
1983295394
1982376521
1981386509
1980362482
1979375536

When and where crashes happen in North East Derbyshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (10%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (18%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.3%)
  • February25 (6.7%)
  • March21 (5.6%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June36 (9.6%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August30 (8%)
  • September37 (9.9%)
  • October46 (12%)
  • November33 (8.8%)
  • December34 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (58%)
  • Wet or damp116 (31%)
  • Frost or ice31 (8.3%)
  • Snow10 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (45%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph144 (38%)
  • 70 mph38 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20166 (31%)
  • 21 to 2561 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5524 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (55%)
  • Passenger176 (33%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (62%)
  • Motorcycle109 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North East Derbyshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North East Derbyshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1979.

Collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A61 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1979: 51, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA615171216
2ndA6322843013
3rdM1243807
4thB6057172405
5thA6175151608
6thB6056132104
7thB6054122525
8thB6038111604
9thB6052101405
10thA61991603
11thA61681303
12thA62161401
13thB60396702
14thB605061003
15thA6175703
16thB60584503
17thA6153501
18thB50573401
19thB60133410
20thB60143401

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1979

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1979: 39.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1979

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1979: 93.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years