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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1983, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1982 (376), and casualties fell from 521.

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

Collisions in 1983
295
Down 22% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
394
Down 24% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
29% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1983

2.4% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious8529%
  • Slight20369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious10627%
  • Slight28171%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 295, down 22% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (19%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.4%)
  • February25 (8.5%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April21 (7.1%)
  • May28 (9.5%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August24 (8.1%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October20 (6.8%)
  • November24 (8.1%)
  • December25 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (60%)
  • Wet or damp108 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (50%)
  • 40 mph30 (10%)
  • 60 mph107 (36%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (23%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20104 (26%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (61%)
  • Passenger105 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (62%)
  • Motorcycle85 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle22 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1983.

Collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A61 and A632 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1983, with 34 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA613448011
2ndA6323451010
3rdA6175172106
4thB6056171705
5thB6052162014
6thA616131813
7thB6038111201
8thB6058111104
9thB6057101204
10thA61972113
11thB605471002
12thA62161103
13thB505761001
14thB60514601
15thB60393300
16thM13400
17thA6172201
18thB60502601
19thA6151100
20thA6181210

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1983

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1983: 29.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1983

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1983: 61.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years