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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1998, and 592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (386), and casualties rose from 559.

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

Collisions in 1998
387
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
592
Up 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 1998

1.6% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight31882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight51988%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 387, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.8%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March26 (6.7%)
  • April35 (9%)
  • May20 (5.2%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July29 (7.5%)
  • August26 (6.7%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October57 (15%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December34 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (52%)
  • Wet or damp172 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (43%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph139 (36%)
  • 70 mph44 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (73%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (14%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35140 (24%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (58%)
  • Passenger203 (34%)
  • Pedestrian47 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (73%)
  • Other vehicle65 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in North East Derbyshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North East Derbyshire ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1998.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1998

The M1 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 1998: 35, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1355903
2ndA632315814
3rdA61296812
4thA6175172103
5thB6057152403
6thB6052142204
7thB6038121801
8thB6056121412
9thB6054112103
10thA61591600
11thA61691001
12thA61791400
13thA62181003
14thB603681100
15thA61971404
16thB603971511
17thA61355701
18thA6185600
19thB60505600
20thB60585601

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1998

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 1998: 32.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 1998

S44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 1998: 81.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years