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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1991, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (294), and casualties fell from 439.

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

Collisions in 1991
267
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
378
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1991

1.9% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight23187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious3810%
  • Slight33488%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 267, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (12%)
  • February17 (6.4%)
  • March20 (7.5%)
  • April21 (7.9%)
  • May16 (6%)
  • June18 (6.7%)
  • July25 (9.4%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September8 (3%)
  • October23 (8.6%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fog or mist15 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (49%)
  • Wet or damp117 (44%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (42%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (3%)
  • 60 mph120 (45%)
  • 70 mph16 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (24%)
  • 21 to 2563 (17%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (64%)
  • Passenger105 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (73%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.6%)
  • Other vehicle36 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1991.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1991: 26, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50263714
2ndA444212405
3rdA516213803
4thA514202601
5thA38183003
6thA5132141511
7thB5353101300
8thA66700
9thB5876800
10thB50055602
11thB50064700
12thB50084400
13thA6322300
14thB5862201
15thA6251100
16thB50031200
17thB50041100
18thB50101100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1991

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1991: 46.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1991

DE65 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1991: 87.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years