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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1980, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (360), and casualties rose from 495.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,939 collisions in South Derbyshire.

Collisions in 1980
345
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
507
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
35% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1980

3.2% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1980 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious12035%
  • Slight21462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious13827%
  • Slight35871%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 345, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150205
2024179238
2023169223
2022198264
2021168220
2020132177
2019187229
2018173222
2017187249
2016201288
2015193261
2014218282
2013188258
2012221318
2011277382
2010273387
2009214311
2008273354
2007264374
2006293399
2005269366
2004324428
2003294389
2002306422
2001281393
2000308430
1999277429
1998253376
1997253376
1996233333
1995244353
1994303445
1993265399
1992282432
1991267378
1990294439
1989288431
1988266387
1987279440
1986272369
1985267361
1984266377
1983299422
1982353492
1981333465
1980345507
1979360495

When and where crashes happen in South Derbyshire in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (9.9%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.4%)
  • February30 (8.7%)
  • March25 (7.2%)
  • April38 (11%)
  • May32 (9.3%)
  • June21 (6.1%)
  • July19 (5.5%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October27 (7.8%)
  • November33 (9.6%)
  • December33 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (58%)
  • Wet or damp128 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph121 (35%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (11%)
  • 16 to 20160 (32%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (62%)
  • Passenger151 (30%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (58%)
  • Motorcycle122 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Derbyshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Derbyshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1980.

Collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1980: 46, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA504663213
2ndA5132304619
3rdA5142837111
4thB5353192908
5thA516162413
6thA444152316
7thA38132503
8thA6111114
9thB587101006
10thB50057702
11thB5865500
12thB50064902
13thB50084701
14thB50042202
15thB50102202
16thA52501300

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1980

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1980: 86.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1980

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1980: 119.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1980, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years