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Derby road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 765 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2000, and 1,000 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1999 (828), and casualties fell from 1,081.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 35,368 collisions in Derby.

Collisions in 2000
765
Down 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,000
Down 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Derby in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9212%
  • Slight66787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10410%
  • Slight89089%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 765, down 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (12%)
  • Tuesday120 (16%)
  • Wednesday128 (17%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday134 (18%)
  • Saturday112 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.5%)
  • February57 (7.5%)
  • March67 (8.8%)
  • April57 (7.5%)
  • May56 (7.3%)
  • June65 (8.5%)
  • July63 (8.2%)
  • August46 (6%)
  • September55 (7.2%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November76 (9.9%)
  • December70 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight551 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds609 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry447 (58%)
  • Wet or damp302 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph583 (76%)
  • 40 mph128 (17%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph36 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (15%)
  • Roundabout71 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (56%)
  • Pedestrian173 (17%)
  • Cyclist105 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1062 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (12%)
  • 21 to 25105 (11%)
  • 26 to 35235 (24%)
  • 36 to 45137 (14%)
  • 46 to 55107 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.7%)
  • Over 7536 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (60%)
  • Passenger223 (22%)
  • Pedestrian173 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car994 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle95 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle77 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Derby

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Derby ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 98th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2000

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2000: 73, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111739419
2ndA52547322
3rdA514486206
4thA6364206
5thA5250334604
6thA38223201
7thA516213112
8thA601212400
9thB5020131703
10thA6096121202
11thA61121501
12thA600591301
13thA6087702
14thB60003601
15thB50212400
16thA811100
17thB6001100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2000

Derby had 701 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2000

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2000: 173.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years