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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1986, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1985 (323), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 1986
291
Down 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
455
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1986

3.8% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.8%
  • Serious7927%
  • Slight20169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious9922%
  • Slight34576%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1986 is highlighted, with 291, down 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.9%)
  • February15 (5.2%)
  • March14 (4.8%)
  • April21 (7.2%)
  • May27 (9.3%)
  • June18 (6.2%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September15 (5.2%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December26 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (49%)
  • Wet or damp125 (43%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (40%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph127 (44%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20109 (24%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (10%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (53%)
  • Passenger173 (38%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (67%)
  • Motorcycle66 (13%)
  • Other vehicle23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How North East Derbyshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1986.

Collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A632 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1986: 37, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6323771110
2ndA61325339
3rdM1121503
4thA6175101104
5thA619101614
6thB60388903
7thB60528902
8thB605481304
9thA6167703
10thB605671200
11thB505761602
12thA61551101
13thA6215502
14thB60575701
15thA6174501
16thA6184602
17thB60144600
18thB60504702
19thB60584410
20thB60393401

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1986

Eckington, North East Derbyshire and Killamarsh had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1986, with 9 each.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1986

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1986: 54.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years