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Derby road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 844 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2002, and 1,118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (816), and casualties rose from 1,081.

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

Collisions in 2002
844
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,118
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2002

0.5% of collisions in Derby in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11213%
  • Slight72886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious12111%
  • Slight99389%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 844, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (16%)
  • Wednesday133 (16%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday151 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (11%)
  • Sunday81 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.5%)
  • February72 (8.5%)
  • March78 (9.2%)
  • April55 (6.5%)
  • May76 (9%)
  • June70 (8.3%)
  • July67 (7.9%)
  • August63 (7.5%)
  • September73 (8.6%)
  • October69 (8.2%)
  • November79 (9.4%)
  • December79 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight601 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds661 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (63%)
  • Wet or damp310 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph667 (79%)
  • 40 mph100 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph45 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (15%)
  • Roundabout106 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant685 (61%)
  • Pedestrian172 (15%)
  • Cyclist97 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20183 (16%)
  • 21 to 25135 (12%)
  • 26 to 35238 (21%)
  • 36 to 45171 (15%)
  • 46 to 55106 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (59%)
  • Passenger281 (25%)
  • Pedestrian172 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,172 (73%)
  • Motorcycle99 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (6%)
  • Other vehicle68 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 77th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2002

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2002, with 96 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2002

The A52 had the most collisions in Derby in 2002: 82, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA528212909
2ndA5111739218
3rdA6445906
4thA514374904
5thA5250374403
6thA38303805
7thA601222704
8thA61212702
9thA516172301
10thA6005172604
11thA6096101102
12thA60881100
13thB502061100
14thB60003301
15thA501300
16thA811100
17thB50211100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2002

Derby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 761.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2002

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2002: 228.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years