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Derby road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 798 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2008, and 1,006 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (777), and casualties rose from 1,001.

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

Collisions in 2008
798
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,006
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Derby in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10413%
  • Slight68886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10711%
  • Slight89389%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 798, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (16%)
  • Tuesday116 (15%)
  • Wednesday133 (17%)
  • Thursday125 (16%)
  • Friday123 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.5%)
  • February67 (8.4%)
  • March58 (7.3%)
  • April66 (8.3%)
  • May70 (8.8%)
  • June61 (7.6%)
  • July61 (7.6%)
  • August58 (7.3%)
  • September70 (8.8%)
  • October71 (8.9%)
  • November83 (10%)
  • December65 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight573 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds587 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (3%)
  • Not recorded50 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry522 (65%)
  • Wet or damp261 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph619 (78%)
  • 40 mph117 (15%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway590 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (14%)
  • Roundabout69 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant534 (53%)
  • Pedestrian167 (17%)
  • Cyclist115 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20172 (17%)
  • 21 to 25125 (12%)
  • 26 to 35174 (17%)
  • 36 to 45158 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7538 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded53 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (61%)
  • Passenger222 (22%)
  • Pedestrian167 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (69%)
  • Motorcycle118 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle60 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 44th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2008

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2008, with 99 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2008

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2008: 58, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111588218
2ndA52506318
3rdA514425523
4thA6404905
5thA5250273204
6thA38263203
7thA601232704
8thA516182602
9thA61141904
10thA6005101400
11thB502091201
12thB600091201
13thA6086801
14thA60963700
15thB52502210
16thB50211100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2008

Derby had 711 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2008

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2008: 175.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years