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Derby road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Derby in 2025, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2024 (419), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 2025
484
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
593
Up 14% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Derby in 2025

0.2% of collisions in Derby in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 16% in Derby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious11323%
  • Slight37076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious12822%
  • Slight46478%

Derby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Derby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,137 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 484, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 484
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday110 (23%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.3%)
  • February31 (6.4%)
  • March45 (9.3%)
  • April47 (9.7%)
  • May44 (9.1%)
  • June40 (8.3%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August34 (7%)
  • September46 (9.5%)
  • October38 (7.9%)
  • November43 (8.9%)
  • December39 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (77%)
  • Wet or damp98 (20%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph364 (75%)
  • 40 mph72 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (13%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Derby in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (50%)
  • Pedestrian100 (17%)
  • Cyclist85 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35106 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5593 (16%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (65%)
  • Passenger110 (19%)
  • Pedestrian100 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Derby in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Derby had the 53rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Derby in 2025

Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Derby in 2025, with 67 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Derby with the most crashes in 2025

The A5111 had the most collisions in Derby in 2025: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Derby, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5111384607
2ndA601304007
3rdA38212416
4thA52192907
5thA516182804
6thA514172004
7thA6151503
8thB502091202
9thA6181103
10thA525071100
11thA6086703
12thA51943300
13thA60052300
14thA571100
15thA60961100
16thB52501101
17thB60001100

Towns in Derby: crashes in 2025

Derby had 439 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Derby: crashes in 2025

DE23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Derby in 2025: 127.

Latest crashes in Derby in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Derby in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Derby road accidents in other years