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Derby road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 798 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2010, and 1,105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (821), and casualties rose from 1,087.

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

Collisions in 2010
798
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,105
Up 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2010

0.1% of collisions in Derby in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious8310%
  • Slight71489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious908.1%
  • Slight1,01492%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 798, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (13%)
  • Tuesday118 (15%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday143 (18%)
  • Friday122 (15%)
  • Saturday99 (12%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.4%)
  • February57 (7.1%)
  • March78 (9.8%)
  • April59 (7.4%)
  • May68 (8.5%)
  • June58 (7.3%)
  • July71 (8.9%)
  • August66 (8.3%)
  • September81 (10%)
  • October66 (8.3%)
  • November78 (9.8%)
  • December57 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds594 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (3%)
  • Not recorded61 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (68%)
  • Wet or damp201 (25%)
  • Frost or ice44 (5.5%)
  • Snow13 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph626 (78%)
  • 40 mph116 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph40 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (12%)
  • Roundabout53 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant668 (60%)
  • Pedestrian122 (11%)
  • Cyclist112 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20169 (15%)
  • 21 to 25135 (12%)
  • 26 to 35210 (19%)
  • 36 to 45165 (15%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded82 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider666 (60%)
  • Passenger317 (29%)
  • Pedestrian122 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,102 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach65 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle54 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 38th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2010

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2010, with 90 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2010

The A52 had the most collisions in Derby in 2010: 60, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA526010315
2ndA5111506905
3rdA514445307
4thA601284500
5thA516263402
6thA6263202
7thA38253103
8thB5020162300
9thA61142102
10thA5250101201
11thA600581001
12thB60007700
13thA60966701
14thA60851301
15thA2341100
16thB60201100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2010

Derby had 722 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2010

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2010: 166.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years