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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2002, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (387), and casualties rose from 589.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,585 collisions in North East Derbyshire.

Collisions in 2002
400
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
624
Up 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 2002

1.8% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight32581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight53385%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 2002 is highlighted, with 400, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February47 (12%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May30 (7.5%)
  • June30 (7.5%)
  • July29 (7.2%)
  • August30 (7.5%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October30 (7.5%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December39 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (17%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (56%)
  • Wet or damp161 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (39%)
  • 40 mph36 (9%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph151 (38%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (20%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (63%)
  • Passenger203 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (73%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle33 (4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North East Derbyshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2002.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North East Derbyshire in 2002

Holmewood & Heath, North East Derbyshire, S44 5SJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North East Derbyshire in 2002, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A61 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2002: 47, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61476918
2ndA632448518
3rdM1335605
4thA6175213313
5thA617193110
6thB6057131503
7thA619121502
8thB6039123302
9thA615111404
10thB6052101601
11thA61691300
12thB605691205
13thB605891201
14thA62181103
15thA613571803
16thB601471110
17thB50576801
18thB605461100
19thA6185601
20thB60384402

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 2002

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 2002: 20.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 2002

S42 and S44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 2002, with 86 each.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years