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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1989, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (266), and casualties rose from 387.

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

Collisions in 1989
288
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
431
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1989

4.2% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.2%
  • Serious6121%
  • Slight21575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight34480%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 288, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February30 (10%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April24 (8.3%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June22 (7.6%)
  • July15 (5.2%)
  • August23 (8%)
  • September19 (6.6%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November28 (9.7%)
  • December22 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry163 (57%)
  • Wet or damp123 (43%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (45%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph112 (39%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (22%)
  • 21 to 2586 (20%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (62%)
  • Passenger127 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car363 (66%)
  • Motorcycle63 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle23 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1989.

Collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1989: 45, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA504588210
2ndA444222913
3rdA514213016
4thA38203215
5thA5132202923
6thA6203205
7thA516172640
8thB5353121503
9thB5005101202
10thB50084700
11thB5874901
12thB50103401
13thA52502200
14thB50062200
15thB5862200
16thA6161100
17thB50041100
18thB60191101

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1989

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1989: 64.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1989

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1989: 88.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years