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North East Derbyshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,585 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025, and 19,795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 268 were fatal and 2,562 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 158 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (157), and casualties fell from 221 to 211.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,585
80th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19,795
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
268
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
158
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire

2% of collisions in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2682%
  • Serious2,56219%
  • Slight10,75579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2911.5%
  • Serious3,06715%
  • Slight16,43783%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. In 2025 there were 158, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 158
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025158211
2024157221
2023140205
2022169228
2021161200
2020125169
2019147191
2018150200
2017124202
2016162224
2015204317
2014235337
2013210316
2012244353
2011265386
2010279410
2009261382
2008316462
2007317448
2006318462
2005392567
2004347491
2003321512
2002400624
2001387589
2000382559
1999402594
1998387592
1997386559
1996333489
1995345522
1994331510
1993295465
1992310430
1991332513
1990364559
1989364548
1988352496
1987305454
1986291455
1985323465
1984300436
1983295394
1982376521
1981386509
1980362482
1979375536

When and where crashes happen in North East Derbyshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,886 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,915 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,850 (14%)
  • Thursday1,993 (15%)
  • Friday2,230 (16%)
  • Saturday1,972 (15%)
  • Sunday1,739 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59479 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59259 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,650 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,012 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,344 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,275 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,139 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,427 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,078 (7.9%)
  • February987 (7.3%)
  • March1,041 (7.7%)
  • April1,000 (7.4%)
  • May1,103 (8.1%)
  • June1,054 (7.8%)
  • July1,232 (9.1%)
  • August1,142 (8.4%)
  • September1,170 (8.6%)
  • October1,331 (9.8%)
  • November1,262 (9.3%)
  • December1,185 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,713 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,019 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,476 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown284 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit93 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,125 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,796 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds274 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds250 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist219 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds150 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds51 (0.4%)
  • Other297 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded423 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,889 (58%)
  • Wet or damp4,986 (37%)
  • Frost or ice472 (3.5%)
  • Snow188 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep31 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph33 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph5,705 (42%)
  • 40 mph1,265 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph534 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph4,554 (34%)
  • 70 mph1,492 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,389 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway1,530 (11%)
  • Roundabout489 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road111 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded66 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,400 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist2,313 (12%)
  • Pedestrian1,654 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist750 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant568 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant531 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)291 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant143 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5356 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10608 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151,020 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 203,670 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,686 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,393 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,603 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,983 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,363 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75820 (4.1%)
  • Over 75544 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded749 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,240 (62%)
  • Passenger5,901 (30%)
  • Pedestrian1,654 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,294 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,244 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,278 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,049 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle867 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle769 (3%)
  • Bus or coach584 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car106 (0.4%)
  • Minibus45 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle43 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North East Derbyshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North East Derbyshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North East Derbyshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had the 80th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
80th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 104th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 70th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
269thStroud13,74118,6183093,346
270thHart13,66118,6032863,041
271stSouth Ayrshire13,60719,0393343,525
272ndNorth East Derbyshire (this area)13,58519,7952682,562
273rdFenland13,56618,8843302,736
274thAngus13,54418,5714504,330
275thLincoln13,54216,7271242,099

Accident hotspots in North East Derbyshire

Holmewood & Heath, North East Derbyshire, S44 5SJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in North East Derbyshire, with 521 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes

The A61 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,480, including 39 fatal and 275 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611,4802,20639275
2ndA6321,3152,16025283
3rdM18931,4731792
4thA617564582813122
5thA6175527951459
6thB6056456683583
7thB6057439604286
8thB6052376569969
9thB6038367464561
10thB6054344577994
11thA6193115181273
12thB6039261372344
13thA615217339754
14thA6212093291376
15thB6058201257338
16thA616180276432
17thA6135158266429
18thB5057153258139
19thB6014148218331
20thA618144200231

Towns in North East Derbyshire

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025: 951.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,052.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 23 December 2025.

Severity