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Derby road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 821 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2009, and 1,087 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (798), and casualties rose from 1,006.

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

Collisions in 2009
821
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,087
Up 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Derby in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10513%
  • Slight71287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11310%
  • Slight97089%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 821, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (15%)
  • Tuesday134 (16%)
  • Wednesday131 (16%)
  • Thursday124 (15%)
  • Friday122 (15%)
  • Saturday98 (12%)
  • Sunday85 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.1%)
  • February58 (7.1%)
  • March74 (9%)
  • April62 (7.6%)
  • May64 (7.8%)
  • June69 (8.4%)
  • July78 (9.5%)
  • August63 (7.7%)
  • September57 (6.9%)
  • October82 (10%)
  • November83 (10%)
  • December73 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight597 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (66%)
  • Wet or damp249 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph628 (76%)
  • 40 mph123 (15%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph50 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway579 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (16%)
  • Roundabout72 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant634 (58%)
  • Pedestrian153 (14%)
  • Cyclist113 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20178 (16%)
  • 21 to 25146 (13%)
  • 26 to 35211 (19%)
  • 36 to 45165 (15%)
  • 46 to 55113 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.2%)
  • Over 7517 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded74 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (60%)
  • Passenger278 (26%)
  • Pedestrian153 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,116 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle98 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle43 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 38th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2009

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2009, with 99 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2009

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2009: 67, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111679308
2ndA52589207
3rdA6344301
4thA601324313
5thA38314502
6thA514304004
7thA516252713
8thA5250253505
9thA61121502
10thB502091102
11thA60058902
12thA60967700
13thA6086903
14thB60005601
15thA51943401
16thB50212201

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2009

Derby had 728 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2009

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2009: 194.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years