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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1981, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1980 (362), and casualties rose from 482.

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

Collisions in 1981
386
Up 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
509
Up 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1981

2.1% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious10327%
  • Slight27571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious11723%
  • Slight38475%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 386, up 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (18%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.3%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April34 (8.8%)
  • May29 (7.5%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July34 (8.8%)
  • August36 (9.3%)
  • September27 (7%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November28 (7.3%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (55%)
  • Wet or damp125 (32%)
  • Frost or ice29 (7.5%)
  • Snow17 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (46%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph141 (37%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (25%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20155 (30%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 755 (1%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (60%)
  • Passenger135 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (61%)
  • Motorcycle126 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1981.

Collisions
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A61 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1981: 46, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614665016
2ndA632314129
3rdA6175192917
4thM1192613
5thB6057151902
6thB6038131514
7thB6056121911
8thA616111702
9thB6054101904
10thA61591002
11thA61791203
12thB603991004
13thA61981314
14thB60515801
15thA6214702
16thB60144701
17thB60364403
18thB60524501
19thB60534401
20thB60584702

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1981

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1981: 34.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1981

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1981: 97.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years