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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1997, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1996 (233), and casualties rose from 333.

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

Collisions in 1997
253
Up 9% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
376
Up 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1997

2.8% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight31484%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 253, up 9% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.7%)
  • February17 (6.7%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June17 (6.7%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September16 (6.3%)
  • October14 (5.5%)
  • November21 (8.3%)
  • December35 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (53%)
  • Wet or damp114 (45%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (48%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph92 (36%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (71%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2064 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (24%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (66%)
  • Passenger94 (25%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle25 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1997.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A514 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1997: 28, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA514283713
2ndA50193202
3rdA38142401
4thA5132132113
5thB5005131702
6thB5353101604
7thA691111
8thA51681111
9thA44461402
10thB50066801
11thB50084403
12thA5113300
13thB5873301
14thB5862500
15thA52501300
16thA5441100
17thB50201201
18thM11201

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1997

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1997: 56.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1997

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1997: 79.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years