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Derby road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 793 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2004, and 1,000 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (801), and casualties fell from 1,053.

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

Collisions in 2004
793
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,000
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2004

0.5% of collisions in Derby in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10313%
  • Slight68687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11311%
  • Slight88388%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 793, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (16%)
  • Tuesday107 (13%)
  • Wednesday128 (16%)
  • Thursday111 (14%)
  • Friday131 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.8%)
  • February53 (6.7%)
  • March70 (8.8%)
  • April51 (6.4%)
  • May66 (8.3%)
  • June56 (7.1%)
  • July67 (8.4%)
  • August67 (8.4%)
  • September80 (10%)
  • October69 (8.7%)
  • November76 (9.6%)
  • December68 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds624 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry511 (64%)
  • Wet or damp267 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph617 (78%)
  • 40 mph98 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph56 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (18%)
  • Roundabout89 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (58%)
  • Pedestrian173 (17%)
  • Cyclist103 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (7%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20141 (14%)
  • 21 to 25146 (15%)
  • 26 to 35184 (18%)
  • 36 to 45155 (16%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (58%)
  • Passenger247 (25%)
  • Pedestrian173 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,105 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (6.7%)
  • Other vehicle89 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle72 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 81st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2004

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2004, with 105 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Derby in 2004: 60, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6606739
2ndA5111597404
3rdA514486506
4thA52486504
5thA38385102
6thA601323704
7thA5250253403
8thA516182106
9thB5020131802
10thA61121300
11thA6005111401
12thA6086901
13thA60964401
14thB60003401
15thA501100
16thB6001100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2004

Derby had 722 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2004

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2004: 170.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years