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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1981, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (345), and casualties fell from 507.

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

Collisions in 1981
333
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
465
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
41% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1981

5.4% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1981 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185.4%
  • Serious13741%
  • Slight17853%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.9%
  • Serious15634%
  • Slight29163%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 333, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March21 (6.3%)
  • April32 (9.6%)
  • May20 (6%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August31 (9.3%)
  • September26 (7.8%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November33 (9.9%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (58%)
  • Wet or damp111 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.7%)
  • Snow9 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (53%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph113 (34%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (32%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (12%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (62%)
  • Passenger131 (28%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (56%)
  • Motorcycle117 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1981.

Collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1981: 45, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA504576424
2ndA5142837214
3rdA38224429
4thA444202415
5thA62028110
6thA5132172118
7thB5353121706
8thA516111503
9thB587101402
10thB500881203
11thB50055600
12thB50064503
13thB5862201
14thA52501100
15thB50101101
16thB50201110
17thB60491200

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1981

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1981: 79.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1981

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1981: 107.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years