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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1984, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1983 (299), and casualties fell from 422.

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

Collisions in 1984
266
Down 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
377
Down 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
35% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1984

3.8% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1984 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.8%
  • Serious9435%
  • Slight16261%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious11531%
  • Slight25167%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 266, down 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday30 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.5%)
  • February15 (5.6%)
  • March14 (5.3%)
  • April20 (7.5%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June37 (14%)
  • July23 (8.6%)
  • August23 (8.6%)
  • September23 (8.6%)
  • October25 (9.4%)
  • November20 (7.5%)
  • December24 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (56%)
  • Wet or damp108 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (53%)
  • 40 mph16 (6%)
  • 60 mph100 (38%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (23%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20115 (31%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3556 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (9%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (62%)
  • Passenger110 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (63%)
  • Motorcycle86 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (7.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1984.

Collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1984: 46, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA504666119
2ndA5132223117
3rdA444202718
4thA514202508
5thB5353192104
6thA516141712
7thA6111806
8thA38102522
9thB50057703
10thB58651003
11thB50084402
12thB50043311
13thB500631002
14thB50103400
15thA60071100
16thB50201100
17thB5871100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1984

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1984: 66.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1984

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1984: 96.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1984, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years