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South Derbyshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 2001, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (308), and casualties fell from 430.

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

Collisions in 2001
281
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
393
Down 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 2001

0.7% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight34187%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 281, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.8%)
  • February21 (7.5%)
  • March18 (6.4%)
  • April24 (8.5%)
  • May21 (7.5%)
  • June25 (8.9%)
  • July26 (9.3%)
  • August18 (6.4%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December18 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (54%)
  • Wet or damp108 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)
  • Mud4 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (44%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph86 (31%)
  • 70 mph44 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (19%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (21%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.3%)
  • Over 758 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (69%)
  • Passenger94 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (74%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Derbyshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Derbyshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2001.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Derbyshire in 2001

Woodville, South Derbyshire, DE11 8DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Derbyshire in 2001, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 2001: 27, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50273611
2ndA514263506
3rdA511253202
4thA444223213
5thA5132183104
6thA38162701
7thB5008111601
8thB58781302
9thB53537802
10thA5166804
11thB5865701
12thA63400
13thB50063502
14thB50103401
15thB50041100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2001

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 2001: 59.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2001

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 2001: 92.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years