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South Derbyshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 2000, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1999 (277), and casualties rose from 429.

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

Collisions in 2000
308
Up 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
430
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 2000

2.3% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious5719%
  • Slight24479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight35683%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 308, up 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.1%)
  • February25 (8.1%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April26 (8.4%)
  • May30 (9.7%)
  • June24 (7.8%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August28 (9.1%)
  • September16 (5.2%)
  • October30 (9.7%)
  • November23 (7.5%)
  • December24 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (58%)
  • Wet or damp125 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (42%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph98 (32%)
  • 70 mph44 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2064 (15%)
  • 21 to 2567 (16%)
  • 26 to 3591 (21%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (68%)
  • Passenger105 (24%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (72%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2000.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A514 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 2000: 24, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA514243706
2ndA38233011
3rdA50223214
4thA511222914
5thA444192802
6thA5132162002
7thA516141704
8thB5008101403
9thB535391703
10thA66812
11thB500651101
12thB501051101
13thB5875800
14thB5864501
15thA51112200
16thA52501200
17thB50031200
18thB50041100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2000

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 2000: 51.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2000

DE65 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 2000: 96.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2000.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years