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S42 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,206 road traffic collisions in the S42 postcode district, North East Derbyshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 606 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
3,206
1,217th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,586
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
75 people killed
Serious collisions
606
715 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S42

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal712.2%
  • Serious60619%
  • Slight2,52979%

What the data shows

  • S42 had 350 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 586 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in S42 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 519 children under 16 were killed or injured in S42, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in S42.

Where S42 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,217th
Most casualties
1,128th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
1,192nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday434 (14%)
  • Tuesday440 (14%)
  • Wednesday441 (14%)
  • Thursday449 (14%)
  • Friday541 (17%)
  • Saturday495 (15%)
  • Sunday406 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,268 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit522 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting329 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown72 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,008 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout81 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,484 (46%)
  • 40 mph291 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph154 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph1,211 (38%)
  • 70 mph65 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,368 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds440 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist53 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Other73 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded99 (3.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,004 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist553 (12%)
  • Pedestrian432 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist202 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant122 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S42 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S42, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S42 peaked at 99 in 1981; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253946
20244254
20232939
20224056
20213949
20203138
20193448
20183550
20172643
20163552
20154258
20144965
20134464
20125374
20115172
20106084
20096595
20086799
20077696
200679115
200583117
200474114
200386134
200291157
200185135
200085122
199984131
19987397
199791131
199686131
199580122
199477112
199369102
199277101
199194136
199088116
198991131
198897127
198778116
198688121
198591126
198473105
19836395
198286118
198199134
198084119
197997139

Map of recent crashes in S42

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S42

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S42

The 24 most recent collisions in S42 happened between 28 May and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S42

The A61 has the most collisions in S42, 384 of 3,206 (12%), followed by the B6038 (342).

Collisions in S42 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA613846151371
2ndB6038342427359
3rdA6175332423764
4thA6192995021270
5thA632228388853
6thB6039213296133
7thB6050132208229
8thA6176293310
9thB6425224207
10thB605161001
11thA524600
12thA60384401
13thA60963301

Council areas covering S42

Collisions in S42 were recorded in 6 council areas. North East Derbyshire has 3,052 of 3,206 (95%).

Collisions in S42 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth East Derbyshire3,0524,37266582
2ndChesterfield7010039
3rdDerby324208
4thBolsover253202
5thDerbyshire Dales233525
6thSouth Derbyshire3400

Towns in S42

Collisions in S42 were recorded in 5 towns, led by North Wingfield and Holmewood (632) and Wingerworth (265).