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South Derbyshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 1999, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1998 (253), and casualties rose from 376.

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

Collisions in 1999
277
Up 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
429
Up 14% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 1999

1.4% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 1999 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight21678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight36084%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 277, up 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February9 (3.2%)
  • March23 (8.3%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May13 (4.7%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July21 (7.6%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October17 (6.1%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (58%)
  • Wet or damp103 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (43%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph81 (29%)
  • 70 mph48 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (20%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (67%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (10%)
  • 16 to 2073 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3592 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (62%)
  • Passenger138 (32%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle27 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1999.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A514 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 1999: 31, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA514314409
2ndA38273602
3rdA511232804
4thA444203005
5thA50202905
6thA5132101412
7thB535391701
8thA5165812
9thB50065810
10thA64701
11thB50084702
12thB5864500
13thB5873501
14thA52502200
15thB50102200
16thA5011101
17thA51111100
18thA521100
19thB50041100
20thB50561100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1999

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 1999: 52.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 1999

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 1999: 86.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years