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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 233 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1996, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (244), and casualties fell from 353.

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

Collisions in 1996
233
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
333
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1996

3% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight18680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight27683%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 233, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (10%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday47 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.6%)
  • February22 (9.4%)
  • March16 (6.9%)
  • April15 (6.4%)
  • May24 (10%)
  • June17 (7.3%)
  • July17 (7.3%)
  • August12 (5.2%)
  • September18 (7.7%)
  • October23 (9.9%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fog or mist8 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (52%)
  • Wet or damp102 (44%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (48%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph87 (37%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (20%)
  • 21 to 2552 (16%)
  • 26 to 3583 (25%)
  • 36 to 4534 (10%)
  • 46 to 5515 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (68%)
  • Passenger94 (28%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in South Derbyshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Derbyshire ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1996.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1996: 24, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50242915
2ndA514232803
3rdA6173102
4thA5132162605
5thA38141610
6thB5353122402
7thA51691412
8thA44481111
9thB50066811
10thB50055700
11thB50084600
12thB5864500
13thB5874500

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1996

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1996: 53.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1996

DE65 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1996: 67.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years