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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1987, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (272), and casualties rose from 369.

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

Collisions in 1987
279
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
440
Up 19% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1987

4.3% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.3%
  • Serious6925%
  • Slight19871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight34779%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 279, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.2%)
  • February7 (2.5%)
  • March25 (9%)
  • April18 (6.5%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July21 (7.5%)
  • August21 (7.5%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October27 (9.7%)
  • November20 (7.2%)
  • December32 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (47%)
  • Wet or damp131 (47%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (49%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph116 (42%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (15%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20128 (29%)
  • 21 to 2575 (17%)
  • 26 to 3570 (16%)
  • 36 to 4537 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (59%)
  • Passenger148 (34%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (66%)
  • Motorcycle61 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1987.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1987: 44, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA504473210
2ndA514233511
3rdA444213413
4thA5132183113
5thA38172634
6thA516174126
7thA6153006
8thB5353121404
9thB500891313
10thB50057703
11thB5863301
12thB50062302
13thB50041100
14thB50101100
15thB50201100
16thB5871200

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1987

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1987: 71.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1987

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1987: 88.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1987.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years