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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1998, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997, and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1998
253
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
376
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1998

2% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4819%
  • Slight20079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight30982%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 253, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.7%)
  • February21 (8.3%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April19 (7.5%)
  • May17 (6.7%)
  • June23 (9.1%)
  • July18 (7.1%)
  • August22 (8.7%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October22 (8.7%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December24 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (55%)
  • Wet or damp106 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (46%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph84 (33%)
  • 70 mph33 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (74%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (23%)
  • 36 to 4538 (10%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (61%)
  • Passenger110 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (72%)
  • Other vehicle31 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1998.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1998: 28, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50284623
2ndA514193416
3rdA5132151902
4thA511142806
5thA444131402
6thB5353111601
7thA38101300
8thA51671201
9thB500871502
10thB50055500
11thB5875701
12thB50104401
13thB50063701
14thA51112201
15thA62301
16thB50042301
17thB5862200
18thA51351100
19thB60051100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1998

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1998: 51.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1998

DE65 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1998: 75.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years