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S18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,127 road traffic collisions in the S18 postcode district, North East Derbyshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,915 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 386 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 45% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,127
1,694th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,915
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
35 people killed
Serious collisions
386
449 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 45% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.5%
  • Serious38618%
  • Slight1,70980%

What the data shows

  • S18 had 235 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 369 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in S18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 321 children under 16 were killed or injured in S18, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in S18.

Where S18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,694th
Most casualties
1,686th
Most fatal collisions
1,784th
Most serious collisions
1,796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday275 (13%)
  • Tuesday287 (13%)
  • Wednesday334 (16%)
  • Thursday348 (16%)
  • Friday329 (15%)
  • Saturday288 (14%)
  • Sunday266 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,515 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit357 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting186 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,811 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway185 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout108 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,180 (55%)
  • 40 mph315 (15%)
  • 50 mph40 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph416 (20%)
  • 70 mph153 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,579 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Other57 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded69 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,855 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist344 (12%)
  • Pedestrian323 (11%)
  • Cyclist194 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant56 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S18 peaked at 80 in 1982; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253245
20242236
20232229
20222531
20212325
20202036
20192530
20182429
20171831
20162433
20152639
20144150
20133258
20123851
20113748
20103442
20093444
20084359
20074658
20063848
20055778
20044351
20034572
20024760
20016089
20005073
19996486
19986486
19975474
19965581
19956585
199471109
19935891
19925872
19914663
19904868
19895069
198871104
19874657
19862739
19855871
19843850
19835665
198280109
19816989
198074101
197969101

Map of recent crashes in S18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S18

The 24 most recent collisions in S18 happened between 18 March and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S18

The B6057 has the most collisions in S18, 438 of 2,127 (21%), followed by the B6056 (302).

Collisions in S18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6057438606284
2ndB6056302435351
3rdA61270346825
4thB6054163259341
5thB6051135210035
6thB61586284113
7thA6212547311
8thB505681601
9thB605061001

Council areas covering S18

Collisions in S18 were recorded in 4 council areas. North East Derbyshire has 2,067 of 2,127 (97%).

Collisions in S18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth East Derbyshire2,0672,82630376
2ndChesterfield264011
3rdSheffield182714
4thDerby121705

Town in S18

Of the 2,127 collisions in S18, 962 (45%) were in Dronfield.