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South Derbyshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 2008, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (264), and casualties fell from 374.

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

Collisions in 2008
273
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
354
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 2008

2.2% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight23385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious3710%
  • Slight31188%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 273, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday55 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.3%)
  • February19 (7%)
  • March16 (5.9%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June24 (8.8%)
  • July21 (7.7%)
  • August14 (5.1%)
  • September24 (8.8%)
  • October36 (13%)
  • November26 (9.5%)
  • December22 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (59%)
  • Wet or damp97 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (44%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph74 (27%)
  • 70 mph44 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2057 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (73%)
  • Passenger70 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (75%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2008.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Derbyshire in 2008

Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, DE11 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Derbyshire in 2008, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 2008: 28.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50283900
2ndA511253504
3rdA514233413
4thA5132152003
5thA38141710
6thA444101103
7thA51691102
8thB535391100
9thB500881011
10thB50105701
11thB5865500
12thA64411
13thB5874500
14thB50042201
15thB50062200
16thA52501100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2008

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 2008: 62.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2008

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 2008: 85.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years