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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1980, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (375), and casualties fell from 536.

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

Collisions in 1980
362
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
482
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1980

2.2% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious11331%
  • Slight24167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious12927%
  • Slight34371%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 362, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (9.9%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (17%)
  • Sunday58 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.8%)
  • February18 (5%)
  • March19 (5.2%)
  • April32 (8.8%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August33 (9.1%)
  • September46 (13%)
  • October29 (8%)
  • November34 (9.4%)
  • December30 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (58%)
  • Wet or damp130 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Snow10 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph182 (50%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph121 (33%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6%)
  • 16 to 20160 (33%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (5%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (59%)
  • Passenger136 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (62%)
  • Motorcycle126 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in North East Derbyshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North East Derbyshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1980.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A632 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1980: 40, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6324061110
2ndA613848311
3rdA6175283418
4thB6057192605
5thM1141803
6thB6056111306
7thB603891204
8thB605291512
9thB605491704
10thA62181405
11thA61761011
12thA61961000
13thB60146900
14thB605161003
15thB60395501
16thB605851002
17thA6164502
18thA6183301
19thB60363301
20thA6152300

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1980

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1980: 38.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1980

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1980: 81.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years