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Derby road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 803 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2011, and 1,042 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2010 (798), and casualties fell from 1,105.

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

Collisions in 2011
803
Up 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,042
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Derby in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight71389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious888.4%
  • Slight95091%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 803, up 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (16%)
  • Tuesday128 (16%)
  • Wednesday111 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (14%)
  • Friday144 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.6%)
  • February69 (8.6%)
  • March81 (10%)
  • April58 (7.2%)
  • May60 (7.5%)
  • June65 (8.1%)
  • July55 (6.8%)
  • August62 (7.7%)
  • September74 (9.2%)
  • October65 (8.1%)
  • November65 (8.1%)
  • December80 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded52 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry594 (74%)
  • Wet or damp200 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph593 (74%)
  • 40 mph149 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph40 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway576 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (16%)
  • Roundabout76 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant617 (59%)
  • Pedestrian139 (13%)
  • Cyclist103 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20148 (14%)
  • 21 to 25140 (13%)
  • 26 to 35201 (19%)
  • 36 to 45146 (14%)
  • 46 to 55119 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (1.8%)
  • Over 7533 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded84 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider606 (58%)
  • Passenger297 (29%)
  • Pedestrian139 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,087 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle88 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach68 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle40 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 39th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2011

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2011, with 111 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2011

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2011: 69, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111699908
2ndA52637804
3rdA601445903
4thA514436102
5thA38303804
6thA6274114
7thA516202705
8thB5020202411
9thA5250172201
10thA61131304
11thA6005101300
12thA6087901
13thA60965501
14thB60004600
15thA51941100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2011

Derby had 714 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2011

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2011: 187.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years