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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1982, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (333), and casualties rose from 465.

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

Collisions in 1982
353
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
492
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1982

4.5% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.5%
  • Serious11633%
  • Slight22163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious14930%
  • Slight32566%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 353, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.9%)
  • February34 (9.6%)
  • March38 (11%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May35 (9.9%)
  • June25 (7.1%)
  • July34 (9.6%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November28 (7.9%)
  • December22 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (60%)
  • Wet or damp121 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (51%)
  • 40 mph14 (4%)
  • 60 mph138 (39%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20163 (33%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (66%)
  • Passenger124 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (56%)
  • Motorcycle133 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in South Derbyshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Derbyshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1982.

Collisions
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1982: 37, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA503751117
2ndA5143149211
3rdA5132223217
4thA444212916
5thA6182614
6thB5353182003
7thA38142316
8thA516142524
9thB5005111206
10thB5008101306
11thB58681201
12thB58781624
13thB50064401
14thB50102301
15thA51211100
16thA52501100
17thB50031200
18thB50041101
19thB50201100
20thB50531100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1982

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1982: 84.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1982

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1982: 118.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years