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South Derbyshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 2007, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (293), and casualties fell from 399.

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

Collisions in 2007
264
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
374
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 2007

3% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight21280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight30882%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 264, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (22%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday28 (11%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.7%)
  • February12 (4.5%)
  • March16 (6.1%)
  • April26 (9.8%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June19 (7.2%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August21 (8%)
  • September23 (8.7%)
  • October22 (8.3%)
  • November23 (8.7%)
  • December24 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (61%)
  • Wet or damp99 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (38%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph87 (33%)
  • 70 mph50 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2074 (20%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (18%)
  • 46 to 5528 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (71%)
  • Passenger86 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (72%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2007.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Derbyshire in 2007

Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, DE11 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Derbyshire in 2007, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 2007: 34, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50345238
2ndA514305013
3rdA38213213
4thA511202213
5thB5353111401
6thA51691812
7thB58781401
8thA513271102
9thA65501
10thB50085802
11thA44441000
12thB50044401
13thB50062200
14thB50102201
15thB5862200
16thB50031101

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2007

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 2007: 58.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2007

DE65 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 2007: 77.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years