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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1986, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (267), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 1986
272
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
369
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1986

2.9% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious7427%
  • Slight19070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious8523%
  • Slight27675%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 272, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.4%)
  • February28 (10%)
  • March17 (6.3%)
  • April14 (5.1%)
  • May25 (9.2%)
  • June22 (8.1%)
  • July21 (7.7%)
  • August21 (7.7%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December20 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (52%)
  • Wet or damp111 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.8%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (49%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph112 (41%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20108 (29%)
  • 21 to 2569 (19%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (63%)
  • Passenger98 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (65%)
  • Motorcycle83 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in South Derbyshire

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

  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

How South Derbyshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1986.

Collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1986: 54, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505472017
2ndA514202312
3rdA444182305
4thA5132182825
5thA516121521
6thA38102403
7thA6101814
8thB5005101401
9thB53538803
10thB50087902
11thB50045703
12thB5874800
13thB50063400
14thB50103400
15thB5862201

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1986

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1986: 49.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1986

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1986: 65.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1986, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years