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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1993, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (282), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 1993
265
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
399
Down 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1993

2.6% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight34586%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 265, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.5%)
  • February15 (5.7%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April20 (7.5%)
  • May20 (7.5%)
  • June26 (9.8%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August16 (6%)
  • September23 (8.7%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November23 (8.7%)
  • December28 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (50%)
  • Wet or damp117 (44%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (44%)
  • 40 mph16 (6%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph104 (39%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (21%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (23%)
  • 36 to 4545 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (63%)
  • Passenger124 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (80%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle21 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1993.

Collisions
315th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1993: 38, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50386113
2ndA5132192811
3rdA514172815
4thA6162111
5thA444152210
6thA38132211
7thB5353101300
8thA51681311
9thB500581804
10thB500871001
11thB58771501
12thB5865600
13thB50042200
14thB50062200
15thA52501100
16thB50101100
17thB6001200

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1993

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1993: 55.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1993

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1993: 76.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years