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DE3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,378 road traffic collisions in the DE3 postcode district, Derby, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 234 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,378
2,015th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,870
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
32 people killed
Serious collisions
234
268 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DE3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal322.3%
  • Serious23417%
  • Slight1,11281%

What the data shows

  • DE3 had 171 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 312 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in DE3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 198 children under 16 were killed or injured in DE3, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in DE3.

Where DE3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,015th
Most casualties
2,041st
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
2,163rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday207 (15%)
  • Tuesday194 (14%)
  • Wednesday192 (14%)
  • Thursday223 (16%)
  • Friday250 (18%)
  • Saturday180 (13%)
  • Sunday132 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight983 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway896 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway305 (22%)
  • Roundabout125 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph699 (51%)
  • 40 mph243 (18%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph128 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph299 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,064 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,141 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist230 (12%)
  • Pedestrian185 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist177 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant52 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DE3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DE3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DE3 peaked at 45 in 2010; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20252636
20241818
20232128
20221822
20211622
20201316
20191213
20181114
20171826
20161829
20152638
20143253
20132231
20122843
20113948
20104560
20093648
20083749
20073452
20061316
20052633
20044154
20032534
20023147
20013346
20003343
19993042
19983349
19973248
19963548
19952634
19943136
19933748
19923344
19913546
19903047
19893854
19882947
19873147
19862021
19852839
19844051
19833745
19824455
19814457
19803645
19793748

Map of recent crashes in DE3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DE3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DE3

The 24 most recent collisions in DE3 happened between 8 January and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DE3

The B5020 has the most collisions in DE3, 466 of 1,378 (34%), followed by the A516 (264).

Collisions in DE3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5020466605972
2ndA5162643831340
3rdA38192307544
4thB5021131703

Council areas covering DE3

Collisions in DE3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Derby has 1,226 of 1,378 (89%).

Collisions in DE3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDerby1,2261,64824212
2ndSouth Derbyshire148217821
3rdDerbyshire Dales3400

Town in DE3

Of the 1,378 collisions in DE3, 877 (64%) were in Derby.