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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1988, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1987 (305), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 1988
352
Up 15% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
496
Up 9% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1988

2.8% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1988 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight29985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight42686%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 352, up 15% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (10%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.8%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March23 (6.5%)
  • April6 (1.7%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June33 (9.4%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August27 (7.7%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October45 (13%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (53%)
  • Wet or damp153 (43%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (43%)
  • 40 mph43 (12%)
  • 60 mph135 (38%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (15%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6%)
  • 16 to 20132 (27%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (57%)
  • Passenger149 (30%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (66%)
  • Motorcycle66 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle29 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1988.

Collisions
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A632 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1988: 38, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA632385815
2ndA61376124
3rdA6175202304
4thB6056193301
5thB6052182703
6thB6038151803
7thB6057141703
8thM1111911
9thB6054101610
10thA61791711
11thB605181301
12thB605881001
13thB60147900
14thB60397801
15thA61861200
16thA6155600
17thA6165500
18thA6215911
19thA6194710
20thB60533300

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1988

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1988: 30.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1988

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1988: 93.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years