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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1988, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1987 (279), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 1988
266
Down 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
387
Down 12% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1988

4.1% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.1%
  • Serious5521%
  • Slight20075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight30880%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 266, down 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (11%)
  • Friday34 (13%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.3%)
  • February26 (9.8%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April19 (7.1%)
  • May25 (9.4%)
  • June15 (5.6%)
  • July25 (9.4%)
  • August23 (8.6%)
  • September22 (8.3%)
  • October20 (7.5%)
  • November20 (7.5%)
  • December31 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (53%)
  • Wet or damp119 (45%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (44%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3%)
  • 60 mph119 (45%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20100 (26%)
  • 21 to 2569 (18%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (65%)
  • Passenger108 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car341 (68%)
  • Motorcycle53 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7.8%)
  • Other vehicle24 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1988.

Collisions
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1988: 39, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50395736
2ndA514223225
3rdA444182104
4thA516173225
5thB5005111311
6thB5008101211
7thB5353101102
8thA691803
9thA3881504
10thA51328901
11thB5874800
12thB5863400
13thA52502300
14thB50102200
15thB50061101
16thB50201100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1988

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1988: 63.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1988

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1988: 90.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years