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Derby road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 658 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2012, and 887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2011 (803), and casualties fell from 1,042.

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

Collisions in 2012
658
Down 18% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
887
Down 15% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Derby in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7511%
  • Slight57988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious778.7%
  • Slight80691%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 658, down 18% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (16%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (16%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.7%)
  • February51 (7.8%)
  • March47 (7.1%)
  • April60 (9.1%)
  • May73 (11%)
  • June46 (7%)
  • July50 (7.6%)
  • August46 (7%)
  • September62 (9.4%)
  • October52 (7.9%)
  • November57 (8.7%)
  • December57 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight495 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (2%)
  • Not recorded58 (8.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (67%)
  • Wet or damp194 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph489 (74%)
  • 40 mph114 (17%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (18%)
  • Roundabout56 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (58%)
  • Pedestrian122 (14%)
  • Cyclist93 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20118 (13%)
  • 21 to 25116 (13%)
  • 26 to 35164 (18%)
  • 36 to 45131 (15%)
  • 46 to 5586 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded75 (8.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (60%)
  • Passenger235 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car879 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle44 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Derby ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 57th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2012

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2012, with 83 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2012

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2012: 60, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111609006
2ndA52507906
3rdA6324404
4thA601314701
5thA516283303
6thA38264004
7thA514253013
8thA61141803
9thA60881001
10thA51947800
11thA525061001
12thB502061000
13thA60965702
14thB60005601
15thA60054500
16thB50213501

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2012

Derby had 588 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2012

DE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2012: 144.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years