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Derby road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2017, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (537), and casualties fell from 701.

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

Collisions in 2017
457
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
551
Down 21% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Derby in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight39486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6211%
  • Slight48588%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 457, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 457
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday90 (20%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (19%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (9.6%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (11%)
  • February43 (9.4%)
  • March44 (9.6%)
  • April33 (7.2%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June45 (9.8%)
  • July28 (6.1%)
  • August29 (6.3%)
  • September35 (7.7%)
  • October36 (7.9%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December33 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (5.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded76 (17%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (72%)
  • Wet or damp119 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph368 (81%)
  • 40 mph66 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (15%)
  • Roundabout32 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (46%)
  • Pedestrian105 (19%)
  • Cyclist91 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2067 (12%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 35122 (22%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (61%)
  • Passenger111 (20%)
  • Pedestrian105 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (11%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 81st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2017

Normanton, Derby, DE23 8RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2017, with 49 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2017

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2017: 42, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111425705
2ndA6273603
3rdA38243214
4thA514202001
5thA52202203
6thA601192002
7thA516182201
8thA519491202
9thA6191311
10thA525081001
11thB50207801
12thA6084400
13thA60053300
14thA5112200
15thA5131100
16thA60961200

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2017

Derby had 414 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2017

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2017: 119.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years