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Derby road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2019, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018, and casualties rose from 539.

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

Collisions in 2019
467
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
582
Up 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2019

1.1% of collisions in Derby in 2019 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight40587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6010%
  • Slight51789%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 467, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday93 (20%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (9.4%)
  • Sunday33 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.2%)
  • February47 (10%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April29 (6.2%)
  • May39 (8.4%)
  • June40 (8.6%)
  • July38 (8.1%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September42 (9%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December34 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (5.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (9.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (78%)
  • Wet or damp99 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph369 (79%)
  • 40 mph74 (16%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (52%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)
  • Cyclist94 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2055 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2563 (11%)
  • 26 to 35134 (23%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (60%)
  • Passenger134 (23%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 70th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2019

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2019, with 56 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2019

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2019: 38, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111384904
2ndA52304405
3rdA514263100
4thA601252704
5thA6202102
6thA516151901
7thA38121921
8thA52509900
9thA60891104
10thA51948800
11thA60054401
12thA60964600
13thB50204500
14thB60004401
15thA613301

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2019

Derby had 430 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2019

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2019: 101.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years