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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1987, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1986 (291), and casualties fell from 455.

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

Collisions in 1987
305
Up 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
454
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1987

1% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight24580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight38485%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 305, up 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (23%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.6%)
  • February20 (6.6%)
  • March29 (9.5%)
  • April25 (8.2%)
  • May27 (8.9%)
  • June22 (7.2%)
  • July26 (8.5%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September29 (9.5%)
  • October27 (8.9%)
  • November29 (9.5%)
  • December29 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (49%)
  • Wet or damp143 (47%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (43%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 60 mph126 (41%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (15%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20100 (22%)
  • 21 to 2579 (17%)
  • 26 to 3563 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (56%)
  • Passenger163 (36%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (67%)
  • Motorcycle59 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1987.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A632 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1987: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA632335807
2ndA61314102
3rdA6175192326
4thB6054142404
5thB6056142404
6thB6038121402
7thB6057111100
8thB6052102402
9thA61991102
10thB603991301
11thA61581201
12thA6167901
13thM171002
14thA6176600
15thB605861001
16thB60145800
17thA6184502
18thA6214400
19thB60132200
20thB60502300

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1987

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1987: 22.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1987

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1987: 78.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years