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South Derbyshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 2016, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (193), and casualties rose from 261.

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

Collisions in 2016
201
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
288
Up 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 2016

2.5% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight16281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4215%
  • Slight24184%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 201, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (22%)
  • Thursday40 (20%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (9%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8%)
  • February19 (9.5%)
  • March13 (6.5%)
  • April10 (5%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June18 (9%)
  • July13 (6.5%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September15 (7.5%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November18 (9%)
  • December14 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded18 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (75%)
  • Wet or damp45 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (41%)
  • 40 mph28 (14%)
  • 50 mph16 (8%)
  • 60 mph40 (20%)
  • 70 mph35 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (16%)
  • Roundabout14 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2545 (16%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4548 (17%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8%)
  • Over 7512 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (67%)
  • Passenger77 (27%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (73%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Derbyshire ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 2016.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Derbyshire in 2016

Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, DE11 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Derbyshire in 2016, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 2016: 33, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50334613
2ndA5132203403
3rdA511162006
4thA514121303
5thA3891420
6thA44481411
7thB500881000
8thB53535501
9thA64500
10thA5163401
11thB5862300
12thB5872200
13thB50061100

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2016

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 2016: 43.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2016

DE65 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 2016: 63.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years