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Derby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 35,368 road traffic collisions in Derby from 1979 to 2025, and 45,131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 375 were fatal and 5,741 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 484 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (419), and casualties rose from 518 to 593.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
35,368
77th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45,131
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
375
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
484
Up 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Derby

1.1% of collisions in Derby from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3751.1%
  • Serious5,74116%
  • Slight29,25283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3940.9%
  • Serious6,21614%
  • Slight38,52185%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. In 2025 there were 484, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 484
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025484593
2024419518
2023494614
2022512622
2021511639
2020415519
2019467582
2018467539
2017457551
2016537701
2015583760
2014657858
2013631830
2012658887
20118031,042
20107981,105
20098211,087
20087981,006
20077771,001
2006720944
2005715936
20047931,000
20038011,053
20028441,118
20018161,081
20007651,000
19998281,081
19987921,057
19978381,092
19968121,072
19958011,050
19948311,069
19938491,131
19929061,143
19918191,053
19908971,172
19898631,070
19888531,036
19878441,066
19868351,036
1985779981
19848471,016
19839631,170
19821,0551,281
19811,0491,299
19801,0271,263
19791,1371,407

When and where crashes happen in Derby

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,124 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,364 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,295 (15%)
  • Thursday5,548 (16%)
  • Friday5,946 (17%)
  • Saturday4,714 (13%)
  • Sunday3,377 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,240 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59546 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,363 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,529 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,215 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,402 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,676 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,397 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,887 (8.2%)
  • February2,653 (7.5%)
  • March2,822 (8%)
  • April2,652 (7.5%)
  • May2,821 (8%)
  • June2,900 (8.2%)
  • July2,876 (8.1%)
  • August2,802 (7.9%)
  • September3,032 (8.6%)
  • October3,395 (9.6%)
  • November3,412 (9.6%)
  • December3,116 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight25,261 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,744 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown768 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit326 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting269 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27,640 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,471 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds452 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds387 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds208 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist187 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds37 (0.1%)
  • Other751 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1,235 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry23,538 (67%)
  • Wet or damp11,041 (31%)
  • Frost or ice552 (1.6%)
  • Snow189 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep25 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph27,166 (77%)
  • 40 mph5,502 (16%)
  • 50 mph220 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph909 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph1,510 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25,329 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway5,196 (15%)
  • Roundabout2,998 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1,585 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded260 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Derby

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,956 (49%)
  • Pedestrian8,575 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist5,946 (13%)
  • Cyclist5,155 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,546 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant705 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant599 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)232 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant221 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant80 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded82 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,311 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 102,192 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 152,855 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 207,808 (17%)
  • 21 to 255,878 (13%)
  • 26 to 357,992 (18%)
  • 36 to 455,563 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,924 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 652,494 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 751,565 (3.5%)
  • Over 751,099 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2,450 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider26,011 (58%)
  • Passenger10,545 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8,575 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43,177 (67%)
  • Motorcycle6,084 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle5,330 (8.3%)
  • Other vehicle2,363 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,349 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach1,963 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,386 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,065 (1.7%)
  • Minibus109 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)84 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Derby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Derby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Derby ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 77th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
74thPortsmouth36,24743,4072766,570
75thDudley35,58547,2464456,599
76thRotherham35,56449,4035605,955
77thDerby (this area)35,36845,1313755,741
78thWolverhampton34,90445,8224266,479
79thSunderland34,89146,3054756,244
80thSouth Lanarkshire33,80746,3157968,124

Accident hotspots in Derby

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Derby, with 1,995 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 12 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby from 1979 to 2025: 3,333, including 59 fatal and 549 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51113,3334,49659549
2ndA62,3152,91727371
3rdA522,2763,17543359
4thA5142,0652,64119311
5thA6011,1851,5196174
6thA381,0841,50816162
7thA5168961,20018140
8thA52508741,1599112
9thA61531677296
10thB5020484629877
11thA6005458608767
12thA608362506767
13thA6096279349254
14thB6000221271042
15thA5194102115119
16thB50214457010
17thA511222702
18thB6179101002
19thB52507711
20thB6007810

Towns in Derby

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 32,108.

Postcode districts in Derby

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby from 1979 to 2025: 7,626.

Latest crashes in Derby

Of the latest 24 crashes in Derby, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity