NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in Delaware
Quick answer: US-13 is the deadliest road in Delaware: 93 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near New Castle County (12 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: SR-1 (55) and I-95 (27).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US-13 U.S. Highway |
93 | 85 | 11 → 22 | near New Castle County: 12 deaths map | New Castle County, Kent County, Sussex County |
| 2 | SR-1 State Highway |
55 | 50 | 11 → 5 | near Sussex County: 7 deaths map | Sussex County, Kent County, New Castle County |
| 3 | I-95 Interstate · live page |
27 | 25 | 7 → 3 | near New Castle County: 13 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 4 | US-113 U.S. Highway |
25 | 24 | 6 → 4 | near Sussex County: 8 deaths map | Sussex County, Kent County |
| 5 | US-40 U.S. Highway |
20 | 19 | 4 → 3 | near New Castle County: 9 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 6 | I-495 Interstate |
20 | 16 | 2 → 2 | near New Castle County: 11 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 7 | SR-4 State Highway |
19 | 19 | 4 → 9 | near New Castle County: 13 deaths map | New Castle County, Sussex County |
| 8 | SR-9 State Highway |
17 | 16 | 4 → 1 | near New Castle County: 6 deaths map | New Castle County, Kent County, Sussex County |
| 9 | SR-273 State Highway |
12 | 9 | 4 → 3 | near New Castle County: 8 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 10 | SR-7 State Highway |
11 | 11 | 1 → 1 | near New Castle County: 8 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 11 | SR-24 State Highway |
10 | 9 | 3 → 2 | near Sussex County: 3 deaths map | Sussex County |
| 12 | SR-2 State Highway |
10 | 9 | 3 → 1 | near New Castle County: 5 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 13 | US-9 U.S. Highway |
10 | 8 | 1 → 0 | near Sussex County: 5 deaths map | Sussex County |
| 14 | SR-5 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 2 → 2 | near Sussex County: 4 deaths map | Sussex County |
| 15 | SR-14 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 1 → 2 | near Kent County: 3 deaths map | Kent County |
| 16 | SR-15 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 1 → 0 | — | New Castle County, Kent County |
| 17 | SR-20 State Highway |
6 | 5 | 2 → 1 | near Sussex County: 5 deaths map | Sussex County |
| 18 | SR-10 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 1 → 1 | — | Kent County |
| 19 | SR-13 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 3 | — | Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County |
| 20 | SR-896 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 1 | near New Castle County: 4 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 21 | SR-8 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 1 | near Kent County: 3 deaths map | Kent County |
| 22 | SR-11 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 0 | near Kent County: 3 deaths map | Kent County |
| 23 | SR-16 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 0 | — | Sussex County |
| 24 | I-295 Interstate |
4 | 4 | 0 → 1 | — | New Castle County |
| 25 | SR-72 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 1 | — | New Castle County |
| 26 | SR-71 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 0 | near New Castle County: 3 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 27 | SR-404 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Sussex County |
| 28 | US-202 U.S. Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | near New Castle County: 3 deaths map | New Castle County |
| 29 | SR-18 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Sussex County |
| 30 | SR-141 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 0 → 0 | — | New Castle County |
| 31 | SR-48 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 0 → 0 | — | New Castle County |
| 32 | SR-17 State Highway |
3 | 2 | 0 → 0 | near Sussex County: 3 deaths map | Sussex County |
| 33 | SR-300 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 0 → 0 | — | Kent County |
Deaths = people killed in crashes on the road, 2020–2024. A crash counts for the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its location; county and unsigned roads are not ranked because their numbers repeat. The stretch is the ~7-mile square with the most deaths on that road. Source: NHTSA FARS.
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Questions
Deadliest roads — FAQ
What is the deadliest highway in Delaware?
US-13 is the deadliest road in Delaware: 93 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near New Castle County (12 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: SR-1 (55) and I-95 (27). Long, busy highways lead on totals; the deadliest-stretch column shows where on each road the deaths cluster.
Why is there no deaths-per-mile figure?
FARS records where each fatal crash happened but not how long each route is or how much traffic it carries, so we show totals and the worst ~7-mile stretch rather than a rate we would have to estimate.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which records every fatal crash on US public roads, for 2020–2024. Each crash is credited to the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its trafficway.