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Derby road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 801 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2003, and 1,053 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (844), and casualties fell from 1,118.

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

Collisions in 2003
801
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,053
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2003

0.5% of collisions in Derby in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8310%
  • Slight71489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious969.1%
  • Slight95391%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 801, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday125 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (16%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.7%)
  • February53 (6.6%)
  • March63 (7.9%)
  • April53 (6.6%)
  • May67 (8.4%)
  • June69 (8.6%)
  • July58 (7.2%)
  • August65 (8.1%)
  • September78 (9.7%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November73 (9.1%)
  • December74 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight552 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds675 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry575 (72%)
  • Wet or damp214 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph618 (77%)
  • 40 mph109 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph47 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway539 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (17%)
  • Roundabout78 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant643 (61%)
  • Pedestrian150 (14%)
  • Cyclist94 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6%)
  • 16 to 20156 (15%)
  • 21 to 25146 (14%)
  • 26 to 35211 (20%)
  • 36 to 45154 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.9%)
  • Over 7529 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded52 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider639 (61%)
  • Passenger264 (25%)
  • Pedestrian150 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,136 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle94 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle52 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 81st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2003

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2003, with 98 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2003

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2003: 69, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111699726
2ndA6678602
3rdA52598115
4thA514506507
5thA5250334702
6thA38264302
7thA601243001
8thA516192602
9thA6005161912
10thA61131302
11thA608101201
12thA60966802
13thB50205602
14thB60003300
15thA5112200
16thA5521100
17thA60131200
18thB50211100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2003

Derby had 711 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2003

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2003: 191.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years