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Derby road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2024, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2023 (494), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 2024
419
Down 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
518
Down 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2024

1% of collisions in Derby in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious10425%
  • Slight31174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious11422%
  • Slight40077%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 419, down 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 419
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.8%)
  • February36 (8.6%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April39 (9.3%)
  • May41 (9.8%)
  • June26 (6.2%)
  • July37 (8.8%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September29 (6.9%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November32 (7.6%)
  • December21 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (70%)
  • Wet or damp120 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph307 (73%)
  • 40 mph76 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (14%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (50%)
  • Pedestrian100 (19%)
  • Cyclist54 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (13%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (63%)
  • Pedestrian100 (19%)
  • Passenger90 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)26 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 64th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2024

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2024, with 62 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2024

The A601 had the most collisions in Derby in 2024: 30, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6013039011
2ndA5111283713
3rdA52283705
4thA514182805
5thA6151604
6thA516131404
7thA38121304
8thA51945502
9thA60054402
10thA6084400
11thA614401
12thB50204402
13thA60963300
14thA52502500
15thB50212200
16thB60002200
17thA51491100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2024

Derby had 384 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2024

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2024: 96.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2024, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years