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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1989, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (352), and casualties rose from 496.

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

Collisions in 1989
364
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
548
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1989

2.5% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious6919%
  • Slight28679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious8616%
  • Slight45282%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 364, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (10%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8%)
  • February16 (4.4%)
  • March35 (9.6%)
  • April27 (7.4%)
  • May30 (8.2%)
  • June18 (4.9%)
  • July44 (12%)
  • August25 (6.9%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December32 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (54%)
  • Wet or damp154 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (38%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph160 (44%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (14%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20135 (25%)
  • 21 to 2598 (18%)
  • 26 to 3595 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (59%)
  • Passenger180 (33%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (69%)
  • Motorcycle70 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle28 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1989.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A632 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1989: 45, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6324576110
2ndA61437027
3rdA6175202501
4thM1202722
5thB6052152412
6thB6039131502
7thB6056131903
8thA616101502
9thA61791202
10thB505781302
11thB60388901
12thB605472014
13thB60577901
14thA6196901
15thA6154402
16thA6184500
17thB60534701
18thB64254801
19thB60143500
20thB60513401

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1989

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1989: 28.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1989

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1989: 85.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years