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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1983, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1982 (353), and casualties fell from 492.

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

Collisions in 1983
299
Down 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
422
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
36% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1983

1.3% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1983 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious10936%
  • Slight18662%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious13031%
  • Slight28367%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 299, down 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5%)
  • February16 (5.4%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April32 (11%)
  • May23 (7.7%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September23 (7.7%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November27 (9%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (56%)
  • Wet or damp121 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (50%)
  • 40 mph9 (3%)
  • 60 mph124 (41%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (30%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3558 (14%)
  • 36 to 4530 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5516 (3.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (62%)
  • Passenger125 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (62%)
  • Motorcycle104 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle23 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1983.

Collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1983: 41, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA504160118
2ndA514253409
3rdA6212919
4thB5005172806
5thA5132162306
6thA444151704
7thA38121814
8thA516121405
9thB5008111103
10thB5353101302
11thB58761101
12thB50063302
13thB5863302
14thB50102201
15thB50031301

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1983

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1983: 78.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1983

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1983: 103.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years