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Derby road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 537 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2016, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2015 (583), and casualties fell from 760.

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

Collisions in 2016
537
Down 8% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
701
Down 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Derby in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight46486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7210%
  • Slight62589%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 537, down 8% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (19%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (11%)
  • Sunday53 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (11%)
  • February47 (8.8%)
  • March45 (8.4%)
  • April32 (6%)
  • May41 (7.6%)
  • June53 (9.9%)
  • July34 (6.3%)
  • August42 (7.8%)
  • September47 (8.8%)
  • October36 (6.7%)
  • November52 (9.7%)
  • December50 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded69 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (73%)
  • Wet or damp145 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph414 (77%)
  • 40 mph74 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (19%)
  • Roundabout44 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (54%)
  • Pedestrian122 (17%)
  • Cyclist85 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (12%)
  • 21 to 25106 (15%)
  • 26 to 35146 (21%)
  • 36 to 4595 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7527 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (61%)
  • Passenger150 (21%)
  • Pedestrian122 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 71st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2016

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2016, with 68 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2016

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2016: 53, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51115374110
2ndA52456123
3rdA601335002
4thA516273602
5thA514202904
6thA38182601
7thA6171805
8thA5194131403
9thA5250121902
10thA6005101702
11thA6181100
12thB502061001
13thA6083300
14thB60003400
15thA5112300
16thB50211100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2016

Derby had 494 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2016

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2016: 128.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years