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Derby road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2018, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (457), and casualties fell from 551.

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

Collisions in 2018
467
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
539
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Derby in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight39484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight46486%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 467, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 467
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (18%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February23 (4.9%)
  • March29 (6.2%)
  • April44 (9.4%)
  • May27 (5.8%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August32 (6.9%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October54 (12%)
  • November44 (9.4%)
  • December41 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (9.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded113 (24%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (86%)
  • Wet or damp61 (13%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph375 (80%)
  • 40 mph72 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (47%)
  • Pedestrian115 (21%)
  • Cyclist81 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (10%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (22%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7524 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (63%)
  • Pedestrian115 (21%)
  • Passenger87 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 71st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2018

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2018, with 56 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2018

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2018: 52, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51115257314
2ndA6272911
3rdA601232909
4thA514213011
5thA516192102
6thA52162614
7thA389910
8thA525081202
9thB50207900
10thA60056902
11thA616802
12thA51945600
13thA6082201
14thB60002200
15thA5131101
16thA60961100
17thB50211100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2018

Derby had 435 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2018

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2018: 143.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years