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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1994, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1993 (265), and casualties rose from 399.

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

Collisions in 1994
303
Up 14% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
445
Up 12% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1994

1% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1994 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight39589%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 303, up 14% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.3%)
  • February22 (7.3%)
  • March18 (5.9%)
  • April28 (9.2%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June29 (9.6%)
  • July18 (5.9%)
  • August25 (8.3%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October27 (8.9%)
  • November26 (8.6%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (55%)
  • Wet or damp123 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (50%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph114 (38%)
  • 70 mph12 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (72%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (20%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (21%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (58%)
  • Passenger141 (32%)
  • Pedestrian46 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 1994.

Collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1994: 30.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50304800
2ndA514213014
3rdA516193002
4thA6192411
5thA444152204
6thA5132141802
7thA38122402
8thB5353101401
9thB500881500
10thB50057801
11thB58771101
12thB50104401
13thB5864601
14thB50063601
15thA5871100
16thA60051100
17thB50041100
18thB51321100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1994

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1994: 71.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1994

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1994: 96.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years