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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2008, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007 (317), and casualties rose from 448.

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

Collisions in 2008
316
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
462
Up 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 2008

1.6% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight25982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight39084%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 316, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.5%)
  • February31 (9.8%)
  • March22 (7%)
  • April24 (7.6%)
  • May31 (9.8%)
  • June20 (6.3%)
  • July40 (13%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September28 (8.9%)
  • October24 (7.6%)
  • November19 (6%)
  • December28 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (56%)
  • Wet or damp126 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (41%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (6%)
  • 60 mph100 (32%)
  • 70 mph46 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (18%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (19%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (66%)
  • Passenger134 (29%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (75%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle23 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2008.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North East Derbyshire in 2008

Holmewood & Heath, North East Derbyshire, S44 5SJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North East Derbyshire in 2008, with 26 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A61 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2008: 44, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614463010
2ndM1284811
3rdA632233004
4thA617172200
5thA6175172304
6thA6135152502
7thB605791100
8thA61981203
9thB505781912
10thB603871202
11thB603971101
12thB60547902
13thB603661601
14thB60566701
15thB60586900
16thA61551211
17thA6215803
18thB60525501
19thB642551102
20thB60143400

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 2008

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 2008: 22.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 2008

S42 and S44 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 2008, with 66 each.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years