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A5250 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 895 collisions on the A5250 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,188 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 113 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A5250, up 250% from 2 in 2024, with 11 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
895
1,208th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,188
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
113
121 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Up 250% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
Up 120% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5250

On the A5250, 1% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious11313%
  • Slight77386%

Where the A5250 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,208th
Most casualties
1,222nd
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
1,716th

A5250 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5250 peaked at 39 in 2002 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5250, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025711
202425
202367
202277
2021810
202066
201999
2018812
2017810
20161219
20151930
201489
2013916
2012610
20111722
20101012
20092535
20082934
20071521
20063250
20051932
20042534
20033347
20023946
20013244
20003448
19993550
19982734
19972936
19963143
19951926
19942230
19932326
19922641
19911214
19901315
19891823
19882029
19872230
19861921
19851720
19841818
19831924
19822122
19813041
19802937
19792022

When crashes happen on the A5250

Friday has the most collisions on the A5250 (170), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (267).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (16%)
  • Tuesday139 (16%)
  • Wednesday119 (13%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday170 (19%)
  • Saturday112 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am37 (4.1%)
  • 3am to 6am14 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am117 (13%)
  • 9am to noon115 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm148 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm267 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm113 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight84 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (9.5%)
  • February89 (9.9%)
  • March71 (7.9%)
  • April69 (7.7%)
  • May54 (6%)
  • June68 (7.6%)
  • July57 (6.4%)
  • August71 (7.9%)
  • September77 (8.6%)
  • October90 (10%)
  • November88 (9.8%)
  • December76 (8.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight644 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5250 crashes

On the A5250, 86% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph766 (86%)
  • 40 mph98 (11%)
  • 60 mph27 (3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds701 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Other39 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry568 (63%)
  • Wet or damp308 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway670 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road133 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (6%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5250 crashes

Car occupants make up 53% of the people killed or injured on the A5250, followed by pedestrians (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (53%)
  • Pedestrian202 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (13%)
  • Cyclist128 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Other16 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,178 (71%)
  • Motorcycle154 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (8%)
  • Other vehicle54 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.5%)
  • Other18 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1576 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20214 (18%)
  • 21 to 25171 (14%)
  • 26 to 35196 (16%)
  • 36 to 45167 (14%)
  • 46 to 55111 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7559 (5%)
  • Over 7534 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded57 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider695 (59%)
  • Passenger291 (24%)
  • Pedestrian202 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5250

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5250

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5250 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5250 were recorded in 2 council areas. Derby has the most, with 874, followed by South Derbyshire (16).

Collisions on the A5250 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDerby8741,1599112
2ndSouth Derbyshire162301

A5250 crashes by town

Of the 895 collisions on the A5250, 865 were in the built-up area of Derby.

Recent crashes on the A5250

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5250, from 18 October 2021 to 24 November 2025.

Severity