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South Derbyshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 273 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 2010, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 2009 (214), and casualties rose from 311.

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

Collisions in 2010
273
Up 28% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
387
Up 24% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 2010

0.7% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight23385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight34288%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 273, up 28% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.1%)
  • February29 (11%)
  • March32 (12%)
  • April15 (5.5%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June26 (9.5%)
  • July13 (4.8%)
  • August20 (7.3%)
  • September21 (7.7%)
  • October30 (11%)
  • November21 (7.7%)
  • December21 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (58%)
  • Wet or damp89 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.5%)
  • Snow11 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (43%)
  • 40 mph41 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph57 (21%)
  • 70 mph48 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2558 (15%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6514 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (68%)
  • Passenger107 (28%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (77%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2010.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Derbyshire in 2010

Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, DE11 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Derbyshire in 2010, with 17 collisions.

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 2010: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50325104
2ndA511253505
3rdA514193000
4thA5132182303
5thA444172303
6thA38132301
7thA51691200
8thB535381300
9thA66600
10thB50086701
11thB5865700
12thB50044600
13thB50104600
14thB5874601
15thB50062402
16thB50201101

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2010

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 2010: 63.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2010

DE65 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 2010: 85.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years