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South Derbyshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in South Derbyshire in 2019, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2018 (173), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2019
187
Up 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
229
Up 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Derbyshire in 2019

0.5% of collisions in South Derbyshire in 2019 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in South Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4524%
  • Slight14175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight18380%

South Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 360 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 187, up 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 187
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (18%)
  • Wednesday33 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (19%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday18 (9.6%)
  • Sunday15 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.3%)
  • February11 (5.9%)
  • March15 (8%)
  • April12 (6.4%)
  • May21 (11%)
  • June17 (9.1%)
  • July10 (5.3%)
  • August10 (5.3%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November24 (13%)
  • December18 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (75%)
  • Wet or damp42 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (47%)
  • 40 mph29 (16%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph38 (20%)
  • 70 mph23 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Derbyshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (14%)
  • Cyclist23 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2038 (17%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3541 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.7%)
  • Over 7512 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (72%)
  • Passenger43 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (73%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Derbyshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2019.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Derbyshire in 2019

Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, DE11 1GF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Derbyshire in 2019, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A50 had the most collisions in South Derbyshire in 2019: 22, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Derbyshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50222802
2ndA511161701
3rdA5132111106
4thA514101204
5thA3891402
6thA44491003
7thB535381101
8thB50105603
9thB5875700
10thB50064511
11thB50084401
12thA63302
13thA5162201
14thB50201200

Towns in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2019

Swadlincote had the most collisions of any town in South Derbyshire in 2019: 41.

Postcode districts in South Derbyshire: crashes in 2019

DE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Derbyshire in 2019: 56.

Latest crashes in South Derbyshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in South Derbyshire in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

South Derbyshire road accidents in other years