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Derby road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2023, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (512), and casualties fell from 622.

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

Collisions in 2023
494
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
614
Down 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2023

1% of collisions in Derby in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight39380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight50582%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 494, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 494
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (18%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.7%)
  • February40 (8.1%)
  • March43 (8.7%)
  • April48 (9.7%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June34 (6.9%)
  • July48 (9.7%)
  • August28 (5.7%)
  • September35 (7.1%)
  • October43 (8.7%)
  • November47 (9.5%)
  • December40 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (65%)
  • Wet or damp161 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph404 (82%)
  • 40 mph62 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (46%)
  • Pedestrian121 (20%)
  • Cyclist97 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2064 (10%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (18%)
  • 36 to 4591 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (62%)
  • Pedestrian121 (20%)
  • Passenger110 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (11%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 55th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2023

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2023, with 52 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2023

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2023: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111364708
2ndA6273305
3rdA52243206
4thA601212504
5thA38192903
6thA516152005
7thA514141603
8thA51948813
9thA60057901
10thB50207701
11thA52506700
12thA615503
13thA6084702
14thB60004501
15thA5112202
16thA51491100
17thA60961100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2023

Derby had 451 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2023

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2023: 110.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years