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Derby road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2014, and 858 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (631), and casualties rose from 830.

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

Collisions in 2014
657
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
858
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Derby in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight55985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10012%
  • Slight75288%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 657, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (16%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9%)
  • February41 (6.2%)
  • March51 (7.8%)
  • April53 (8.1%)
  • May65 (9.9%)
  • June52 (7.9%)
  • July50 (7.6%)
  • August55 (8.4%)
  • September52 (7.9%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November63 (9.6%)
  • December47 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight475 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (68%)
  • Wet or damp196 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph481 (73%)
  • 40 mph107 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (3%)
  • 70 mph36 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (19%)
  • Roundabout60 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (59%)
  • Pedestrian142 (17%)
  • Cyclist84 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (11%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35182 (21%)
  • 36 to 45113 (13%)
  • 46 to 5599 (12%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded67 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (59%)
  • Passenger206 (24%)
  • Pedestrian142 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle26 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 57th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2014

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2014, with 79 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2014

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2014: 76, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511176102010
2ndA52465807
3rdA514405314
4thA38314807
5thA601293714
6thA516274002
7thA6253001
8thB5020121801
9thA61111203
10thA60059900
11thA52508911
12thA60965502
13thA51943301
14thA6083300
15thB60003501
16thB50211100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2014

Derby had 586 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2014

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2014: 158.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years