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Clay Cross road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 732 road traffic collisions in Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 960 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 129 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
732
926th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
960
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
14 people killed
Serious collisions
129
140 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Clay Cross

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious12918%
  • Slight58980%

What the data shows

  • Clay Cross had 80 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 143 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Clay Cross were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 151 children under 16 were killed or injured in Clay Cross, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Clay Cross.

Where Clay Cross ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
926th
Most casualties
903rd
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
957th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (12%)
  • Thursday120 (16%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (16%)
  • Sunday76 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight532 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph644 (88%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2%)
  • 60 mph44 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant435 (45%)
  • Pedestrian212 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (8%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Clay Cross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Clay Cross, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Clay Cross peaked at 30 in 1999; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
20241215
2023912
2022914
20211112
2020811
201933
2018710
20171016
201657
2015810
20141323
20131320
20121419
2011911
20101827
20091015
20081517
20071925
20062430
20052332
20041625
20031722
20021424
20011517
20002428
19993039
19981949
19972429
19961314
19951724
19941218
19931924
19921618
19911416
19902027
19891624
19881515
19871920
198677
19851719
19842231
19832023
19822022
19812428
19802931
19792730

Map of recent crashes in Clay Cross

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Clay Cross

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Clay Cross

The 24 most recent collisions in Clay Cross happened between 15 March 2023 and 17 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Clay Cross

The A61 has the most collisions in Clay Cross, 245 of 732 (33%), followed by the A6175 (174).

Collisions in Clay Cross on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61245363747
2ndA6175174210433

Council areas covering Clay Cross

Collisions in Clay Cross were recorded in 2 council areas. North East Derbyshire has 725 of 732 (99%).

Collisions in Clay Cross by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth East Derbyshire72594914129
2ndChesterfield6900

Postcode district for Clay Cross

Of the 732 collisions in Clay Cross, 731 (99.9%) were in the S45 postcode district.