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Derby road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2022, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (511), and casualties fell from 639.

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

Collisions in 2022
512
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
622
Down 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Derby in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight53786%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 512, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 512
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (11%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.4%)
  • February40 (7.8%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April36 (7%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June46 (9%)
  • July31 (6.1%)
  • August37 (7.2%)
  • September34 (6.6%)
  • October59 (12%)
  • November60 (12%)
  • December48 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded65 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (70%)
  • Wet or damp144 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph392 (77%)
  • 40 mph85 (17%)
  • 50 mph10 (2%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • Roundabout60 (12%)
  • 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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (51%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)
  • Cyclist84 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2061 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2558 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35147 (24%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (68%)
  • Pedestrian111 (18%)
  • Passenger91 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car709 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle56 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 54th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2022

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2022, with 69 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2022

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2022: 54, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111547608
2ndA601313405
3rdA514253504
4thA52232504
5thA6212403
6thA516151612
7thA38141901
8thA6005111200
9thA51947702
10thA52507701
11thB50207802
12thA615501
13thA6084710
14thA60962200
15thB50212202
16thB60002200
17thA5111200

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2022

Derby had 472 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2022

DE23 and DE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2022, with 119 each.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years