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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1992, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1991 (267), and casualties rose from 378.

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

Collisions in 1992
282
Up 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
432
Up 14% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1992

2.1% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight22479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight35883%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 282, up 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.8%)
  • February18 (6.4%)
  • March22 (7.8%)
  • April19 (6.7%)
  • May17 (6%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July22 (7.8%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September18 (6.4%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November26 (9.2%)
  • December28 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (54%)
  • Wet or damp122 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (39%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph118 (42%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • 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 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (10%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2074 (17%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 35101 (23%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (60%)
  • Passenger143 (33%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (77%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.6%)
  • Other vehicle34 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1992.

Collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1992: 42, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA504268112
2ndA516274615
3rdA514244001
4thA6233423
5thA444172603
6thA38151904
7thA5132152503
8thB500871000
9thB50055601
10thB5865803
11thB53534401
12thB50102200
13thB5872300
14thA52501100
15thB50061100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1992

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1992: 53.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1992

DE65 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1992: 84.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1992, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years