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Derby road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 715 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2005, and 936 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (793), and casualties fell from 1,000.

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

Collisions in 2005
715
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
936
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2005

1.7% of collisions in Derby in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight61987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious909.6%
  • Slight83489%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 715, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (15%)
  • Wednesday135 (19%)
  • Thursday95 (13%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (12%)
  • Sunday69 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.7%)
  • February44 (6.2%)
  • March45 (6.3%)
  • April45 (6.3%)
  • May60 (8.4%)
  • June61 (8.5%)
  • July69 (9.7%)
  • August64 (9%)
  • September54 (7.6%)
  • October78 (11%)
  • November82 (11%)
  • December58 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds559 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded50 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry502 (70%)
  • Wet or damp202 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph562 (79%)
  • 40 mph93 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (15%)
  • Roundabout65 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (59%)
  • Pedestrian142 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist85 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20156 (17%)
  • 21 to 25102 (11%)
  • 26 to 35175 (19%)
  • 36 to 45160 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.5%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded47 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (61%)
  • Passenger226 (24%)
  • Pedestrian142 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car955 (71%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle52 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 93rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2005

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2005, with 104 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2005

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2005: 63, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111637319
2ndA52466614
3rdA514415304
4thA601405106
5thA6384915
6thA38212602
7thA5250193213
8thA608183303
9thA516121302
10thA61111703
11thB502091311
12thA609661100
13thA60055700
14thA161100
15thA5151100
16thB60001200

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2005

Derby had 645 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2005

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2005: 185.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years