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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1985, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1984 (266), and casualties fell from 377.

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

Collisions in 1985
267
Level with 1984
Casualties in 1985
361
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1985

3.4% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious7829%
  • Slight18067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious8925%
  • Slight26373%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 267, level with 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.7%)
  • February14 (5.2%)
  • March18 (6.7%)
  • April17 (6.4%)
  • May23 (8.6%)
  • June22 (8.2%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August17 (6.4%)
  • September22 (8.2%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (54%)
  • Wet or damp105 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (49%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph108 (40%)
  • 70 mph16 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (24%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20107 (30%)
  • 21 to 2565 (18%)
  • 26 to 3551 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (63%)
  • Passenger101 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (61%)
  • Motorcycle85 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1985.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1985: 44, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA504461316
2ndA444223005
3rdA38172635
4thA6172503
5thA514162107
6thA5132152123
7thA516132103
8thB5005111103
9thB53537701
10thB50086600
11thB5874801
12thB50102200
13thB50031100
14thB50041101
15thB50061200
16thB5861100
17thM11101

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1985

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1985: 55.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1985

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1985: 86.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years