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South Derbyshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 2006, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2005 (269), and casualties rose from 366.

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

Collisions in 2006
293
Up 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
399
Up 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 2006

1.4% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight33885%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 293, up 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday55 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.9%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April14 (4.8%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June29 (9.9%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August24 (8.2%)
  • September26 (8.9%)
  • October26 (8.9%)
  • November20 (6.8%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (65%)
  • Wet or damp99 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (42%)
  • 40 mph30 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph93 (32%)
  • 70 mph42 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (14%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4579 (20%)
  • 46 to 5544 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (2%)
  • Over 754 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (70%)
  • Passenger95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car397 (72%)
  • Motorcycle56 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2006.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Derbyshire in 2006

Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, DE11 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Derbyshire in 2006, with 24 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A514 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 2006: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA514333605
2ndA50324214
3rdA511273703
4thA444192602
5thA5132132003
6thA38111403
7thB58791702
8thA671000
9thA51661003
10thB50105601
11thB50064502
12thB53533411
13thB50082210
14thA471200
15thA5171100
16thB50041100
17thB5861100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2006

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 2006: 78.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2006

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 2006: 105.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2006.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years