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Derby road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 720 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2006, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (715), and casualties rose from 936.

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

Collisions in 2006
720
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
944
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Derby in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10414%
  • Slight61185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious10711%
  • Slight83288%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 720, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (16%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (18%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday74 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.9%)
  • February56 (7.8%)
  • March59 (8.2%)
  • April39 (5.4%)
  • May55 (7.6%)
  • June54 (7.5%)
  • July58 (8.1%)
  • August73 (10%)
  • September60 (8.3%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November70 (9.7%)
  • December69 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight506 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (11%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry487 (68%)
  • Wet or damp226 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph565 (78%)
  • 40 mph96 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph37 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (15%)
  • Roundabout64 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (58%)
  • Pedestrian140 (15%)
  • Cyclist88 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20142 (15%)
  • 21 to 25140 (15%)
  • 26 to 35167 (18%)
  • 36 to 45165 (17%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider583 (62%)
  • Passenger221 (23%)
  • Pedestrian140 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car946 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle49 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 80th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2006

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2006, with 84 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2006

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2006: 74, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51117497112
2ndA52628317
3rdA6425305
4thA514384807
5thA5250325016
6thA601243602
7thA38223503
8thA516152103
9thA608132101
10thA6005111200
11thA6181203
12thA609661401
13thB50206601
14thB60002200
15thA51431100
16thA541100
17thB50211100
18thB6001200

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2006

Derby had 660 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2006

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2006: 166.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years