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Derby road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 583 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2015, and 760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (657), and casualties fell from 858.

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

Collisions in 2015
583
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
760
Down 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Derby in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight51388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious739.6%
  • Slight68590%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 583, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (16%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (11%)
  • Sunday56 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.7%)
  • February42 (7.2%)
  • March38 (6.5%)
  • April39 (6.7%)
  • May57 (9.8%)
  • June50 (8.6%)
  • July51 (8.7%)
  • August51 (8.7%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October50 (8.6%)
  • November46 (7.9%)
  • December54 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry426 (73%)
  • Wet or damp150 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph462 (79%)
  • 40 mph73 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (17%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (58%)
  • Pedestrian102 (13%)
  • Cyclist92 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (14%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (19%)
  • 36 to 45102 (13%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded43 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (63%)
  • Passenger179 (24%)
  • Pedestrian102 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6%)
  • Bus or coach44 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 67th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2015

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2015, with 82 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2015

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2015: 49, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111497704
2ndA52375914
3rdA601354806
4thA514293402
5thA38273703
6thA6262807
7thA516232903
8thA5250193003
9thA5194111301
10thA60058901
11thA609681101
12thB50206700
13thA6085700
14thA615900
15thB50213400
16thB60001200

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2015

Derby had 517 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2015

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2015: 123.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years