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S21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,005 road traffic collisions in the S21 postcode district, North East Derbyshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 377 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down 35% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
2,005
1,751st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,893
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
36 people killed
Serious collisions
377
446 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
Down 35% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 53% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341.7%
  • Serious37719%
  • Slight1,59480%

What the data shows

  • S21 had 199 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 415 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in S21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 378 children under 16 were killed or injured in S21, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in S21.

Where S21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,751st
Most casualties
1,693rd
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
1,823rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday252 (13%)
  • Tuesday262 (13%)
  • Wednesday257 (13%)
  • Thursday313 (16%)
  • Friday370 (18%)
  • Saturday280 (14%)
  • Sunday271 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,429 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit369 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting130 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown56 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,914 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,279 (64%)
  • 40 mph143 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph81 (4%)
  • 60 mph492 (25%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,530 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds269 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded72 (3.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,899 (66%)
  • Pedestrian339 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (11%)
  • Cyclist108 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant83 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S21 peaked at 66 in 1983; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251316
20242034
20231825
20222835
20211621
20202230
20191819
20182937
20171419
20162125
20153650
20143652
20134155
20122846
20113558
20105089
20095482
20084872
20074565
20064273
20055984
20044757
20033959
20025886
20014470
20005271
19995272
19985470
19975676
19963756
19954863
19943646
19935094
19925785
199165101
19906185
19895584
19885271
19875498
19863543
19855395
19844866
19836678
19825466
19816081
19805164
19794869

Map of recent crashes in S21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S21

The 24 most recent collisions in S21 happened between 24 September 2024 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S21

The B6052 has the most collisions in S21, 354 of 2,005 (18%), followed by the A6135 (221).

Collisions in S21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6052354537664
2ndA6135221380740
3rdA616209317438
4thB6058196253337
5thB6056154248231
6thA618151214231
7thB60537099312
8thB6419273707

Council areas covering S21

Collisions in S21 were recorded in 5 council areas. North East Derbyshire has 1,776 of 2,005 (89%).

Collisions in S21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth East Derbyshire1,7762,53528328
2ndBolsover159259536
3rdChesterfield374907
4thRotherham253715
5thSheffield3400

Towns in S21

Collisions in S21 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Eckington, North East Derbyshire (489) and Killamarsh (486).