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Derby road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2021, and 639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2020 (415), and casualties rose from 519.

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

Collisions in 2021
511
Up 23% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
639
Up 23% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2021

0.8% of collisions in Derby in 2021 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7214%
  • Slight43585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7412%
  • Slight56188%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 511, up 23% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 511
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (17%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7%)
  • February28 (5.5%)
  • March21 (4.1%)
  • April42 (8.2%)
  • May32 (6.3%)
  • June55 (11%)
  • July42 (8.2%)
  • August40 (7.8%)
  • September49 (9.6%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December58 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded75 (15%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (72%)
  • Wet or damp135 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph396 (77%)
  • 40 mph95 (19%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (13%)
  • Roundabout52 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (54%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)
  • Cyclist79 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5%)
  • 16 to 2071 (11%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (21%)
  • 36 to 45119 (19%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (65%)
  • Passenger124 (19%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 51st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2021

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2021, with 75 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2021

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2021: 52, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111526516
2ndA601354217
3rdA514283602
4thA38232815
5thA6213405
6thA516152001
7thA52111313
8thA6005101400
9thA525081000
10thA616600
11thA51945602
12thA60964400
13thB50204401
14thA5132401
15thA6082200
16thB60002200
17thA60951100
18thB50101100
19thB50211300
20thB52501100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2021

Derby had 471 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2021

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2021: 113.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years