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Derby road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 777 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2007, and 1,001 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2006 (720), and casualties rose from 944.

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

Collisions in 2007
777
Up 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,001
Up 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2007

0.1% of collisions in Derby in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight67787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious10310%
  • Slight89790%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 777, up 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday127 (16%)
  • Wednesday109 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday136 (18%)
  • Saturday105 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.3%)
  • February71 (9.1%)
  • March60 (7.7%)
  • April58 (7.5%)
  • May61 (7.9%)
  • June64 (8.2%)
  • July62 (8%)
  • August58 (7.5%)
  • September68 (8.8%)
  • October60 (7.7%)
  • November77 (9.9%)
  • December81 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight546 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded52 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry529 (68%)
  • Wet or damp243 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph580 (75%)
  • 40 mph124 (16%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph45 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (16%)
  • Roundabout67 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant599 (60%)
  • Pedestrian156 (16%)
  • Cyclist103 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7%)
  • 16 to 20141 (14%)
  • 21 to 25128 (13%)
  • 26 to 35192 (19%)
  • 36 to 45165 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (61%)
  • Passenger233 (23%)
  • Pedestrian156 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,096 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (7%)
  • Motorcycle84 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle46 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 56th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2007

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2007, with 87 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2007

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2007: 80, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51118010108
2ndA52558107
3rdA6516409
4thA38325203
5thA514324102
6thA601273014
7thA516172302
8thA5250152101
9thA61142001
10thA6005101004
11thB502091100
12thA609681201
13thA6085802
14thB60004502
15thA3511100
16thA501100
17thA5111100
18thA811100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2007

Derby had 696 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2007

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2007: 167.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years