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S45 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,042 road traffic collisions in the S45 postcode district, North East Derbyshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,040 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 442 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,042
1,741st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,040
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
42 people killed
Serious collisions
442
528 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for S45

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal381.9%
  • Serious44222%
  • Slight1,56276%

What the data shows

  • S45 had 251 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 395 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in S45 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 322 children under 16 were killed or injured in S45, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in S45.

Where S45 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,741st
Most casualties
1,646th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
1,656th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday280 (14%)
  • Tuesday280 (14%)
  • Wednesday273 (13%)
  • Thursday292 (14%)
  • Friday309 (15%)
  • Saturday324 (16%)
  • Sunday284 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,466 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting276 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,975 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph931 (46%)
  • 40 mph110 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph85 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph909 (45%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,516 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds244 (12%)
  • Fog or mist58 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded65 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,987 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist373 (12%)
  • Pedestrian313 (10%)
  • Cyclist110 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant73 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

S45 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in S45, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in S45 peaked at 70 in 1997; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252641
20242735
20233761
20222029
20212530
20202230
20192128
20182535
20172955
20161926
20153449
20144473
20132947
20123859
20113544
20104263
20094062
20084265
20073857
20065374
20054665
20044578
20035984
20025484
20015070
20005781
19995883
199852105
19977097
19965375
19955390
19944068
19934060
19923746
19914768
19904775
198954101
19884460
19874874
19865594
19853447
19846492
19835578
19826180
19815374
19806277
19795871

Map of recent crashes in S45

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in S45

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in S45

The 24 most recent collisions in S45 happened between 7 February and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in S45

The A632 has the most collisions in S45, 427 of 2,042 (21%), followed by the A61 (284).

Collisions in S45 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63242775610120
2ndA61284418759
3rdA6175192238440
4thB5057156266140
5thB6039117204623
6thB60365579011
7thB60143761010
8thA523302

Council areas covering S45

Collisions in S45 were recorded in 5 council areas. North East Derbyshire has 1,845 of 2,042 (90%).

Collisions in S45 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth East Derbyshire1,8452,71231403
2ndBolsover140237626
3rdDerbyshire Dales295508
4thDerby222715
5thChesterfield6900

Town in S45

Of the 2,042 collisions in S45, 731 (36%) were in Clay Cross.