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Derby road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 816 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2001, and 1,081 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (765), and casualties rose from 1,000.

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

Collisions in 2001
816
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,081
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Derby in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious11714%
  • Slight69385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious12712%
  • Slight94888%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 816, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (15%)
  • Tuesday123 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday125 (15%)
  • Saturday114 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.7%)
  • February59 (7.2%)
  • March76 (9.3%)
  • April64 (7.8%)
  • May68 (8.3%)
  • June54 (6.6%)
  • July79 (9.7%)
  • August70 (8.6%)
  • September64 (7.8%)
  • October70 (8.6%)
  • November77 (9.4%)
  • December64 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds674 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry542 (66%)
  • Wet or damp251 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph611 (75%)
  • 40 mph134 (16%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph33 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway552 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (16%)
  • Roundabout88 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant650 (60%)
  • Pedestrian145 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (10%)
  • Cyclist110 (10%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1570 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20139 (13%)
  • 21 to 25130 (12%)
  • 26 to 35227 (21%)
  • 36 to 45184 (17%)
  • 46 to 55101 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.2%)
  • Over 7528 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider670 (62%)
  • Passenger266 (25%)
  • Pedestrian145 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,129 (71%)
  • Motorcycle115 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (7%)
  • Other vehicle65 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Derby ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 89th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2001

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2001, with 113 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2001

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2001: 74, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51117410009
2ndA52547229
3rdA514506609
4thA6466606
5thA5250324413
6thA601314003
7thA38274316
8thA61232404
9thA516203501
10thB5020152003
11thA6005111601
12thA608101600
13thA60968801
14thB60003400
15thB50212300
16thA5151201
17thA6051101

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2001

Derby had 738 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2001

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2001: 192.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years