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Derby road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2013, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2012 (658), and casualties fell from 887.

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

Collisions in 2013
631
Down 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
830
Down 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2013

0.2% of collisions in Derby in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight55989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious759%
  • Slight75491%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 631, down 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday111 (18%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (17%)
  • Friday87 (14%)
  • Saturday75 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.9%)
  • February47 (7.4%)
  • March47 (7.4%)
  • April52 (8.2%)
  • May50 (7.9%)
  • June52 (8.2%)
  • July55 (8.7%)
  • August46 (7.3%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October54 (8.6%)
  • November59 (9.4%)
  • December53 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (70%)
  • Wet or damp169 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Snow8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph474 (75%)
  • 40 mph99 (16%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph33 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (19%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (57%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)
  • Cyclist96 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (13%)
  • 21 to 25115 (14%)
  • 26 to 35163 (20%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded55 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (62%)
  • Passenger215 (26%)
  • Pedestrian97 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car858 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (8%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach49 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 57th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2013

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2013, with 78 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2013

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2013: 64, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111649706
2ndA52516515
3rdA514375603
4thA6334203
5thA601304805
6thA38293703
7thA516172200
8thA61111201
9thA6005101302
10thA525091601
11thB502091300
12thA51944500
13thA6083701
14thA60963400
15thB60003300
16thB50211100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2013

Derby had 562 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2013

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2013: 149.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years