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North East Derbyshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2022, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2021 (161), and casualties rose from 200.

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

Collisions in 2022
169
Up 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
228
Up 14% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North East Derbyshire in 2022

0.6% of collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2022 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 19% in North East Derbyshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight13379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight18983%

North East Derbyshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North East Derbyshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 402 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 169, up 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 169
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (15%)
  • Friday27 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.5%)
  • February11 (6.5%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April13 (7.7%)
  • May13 (7.7%)
  • June12 (7.1%)
  • July12 (7.1%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September11 (6.5%)
  • October20 (12%)
  • November16 (9.5%)
  • December14 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (20%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (73%)
  • Wet or damp41 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph77 (46%)
  • 40 mph24 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph42 (25%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (65%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (25%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (70%)
  • Passenger44 (19%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North East Derbyshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North East Derbyshire had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2022.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North East Derbyshire in 2022

Holmewood & Heath, North East Derbyshire, S44 5SJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North East Derbyshire in 2022, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North East Derbyshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A61 had the most collisions in North East Derbyshire in 2022: 17, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North East Derbyshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61172218
2ndA632142104
3rdA617121800
4thA61757901
5thB60567801
6thA6186902
7thA6216802
8thB603861001
9thM161101
10thB60575701
11thA61354600
12thA6154702
13thB60524401
14thB60393401
15thB60543301
16thA6192201
17thB50572200
18thB60512301
19thB60532200
20thB60582200

Towns in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 2022

Dronfield had the most collisions of any town in North East Derbyshire in 2022: 12.

Postcode districts in North East Derbyshire: crashes in 2022

S42 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North East Derbyshire in 2022: 39.

Latest crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in North East Derbyshire in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

North East Derbyshire road accidents in other years