The deadliest roads in Delaware
US 13 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Delaware from 2015 to 2024: 159, with 171 deaths. The 38 roads listed held 62% of all fatal crashes in Delaware from 2015 to 2024; 2 are interstates, 7 US routes, 29 state highways.
69 numbered roads in Delaware recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 38 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 2 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Delaware.
Every numbered road in Delaware, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 13 | US route | 159 | 171 | 62 | New Castle, Kent, Sussex |
| 2 | State Highway 1 | State highway | 98 | 109 | 28 | Sussex, Kent, New Castle |
| 3 | I-95 | Interstate | 48 | 52 | 13 | New Castle |
| 4 | US 113 | US route | 41 | 43 | 12 | Sussex, Kent |
| 5 | US 40 | US route | 36 | 37 | 12 | New Castle |
| 6 | State Highway 4 | State highway | 30 | 30 | 14 | New Castle, Sussex |
| 7 | I-495 | Interstate | 24 | 29 | 13 | New Castle |
| 8 | State Highway 9 | State highway | 24 | 26 | 9 | New Castle, Kent, Sussex |
| 9 | State Highway 24 | State highway | 22 | 24 | 5 | Sussex |
| 10 | State Highway 2 | State highway | 21 | 22 | 4 | New Castle |
| 11 | US 9 | US route | 20 | 23 | 6 | Sussex |
| 12 | State Highway 273 | State highway | 17 | 20 | 5 | New Castle |
| 13 | State Highway 5 | State highway | 14 | 15 | 5 | Sussex |
| 14 | State Highway 7 | State highway | 14 | 14 | 4 | New Castle |
| 15 | State Highway 15 | State highway | 13 | 13 | 2 | Kent, New Castle |
| 16 | State Highway 8 | State highway | 13 | 13 | 3 | Kent |
| 17 | State Highway 30 | State highway | 12 | 12 | 2 | Sussex, New Castle |
| 18 | State Highway 10 | State highway | 11 | 11 | 4 | Kent |
| 19 | US 13B | US route | 11 | 11 | 0 | New Castle |
| 20 | US 202 | US route | 11 | 11 | 1 | New Castle |
| 21 | State Highway 141 | State highway | 9 | 9 | 1 | New Castle |
| 22 | US 301 | US route | 9 | 9 | 0 | New Castle |
| 23 | State Highway 14 | State highway | 8 | 8 | 3 | Kent, Sussex |
| 24 | State Highway 71 | State highway | 8 | 8 | 4 | New Castle |
| 25 | State Highway 48 | State highway | 7 | 8 | 1 | New Castle |
| 26 | State Highway 896 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 2 | New Castle |
| 27 | State Highway 20 | State highway | 6 | 7 | 4 | Sussex |
| 28 | State Highway 26 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 0 | Sussex |
| 29 | State Highway 300 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 3 | Kent |
| 30 | State Highway 54 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 2 | Sussex |
| 31 | State Highway 72 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 3 | New Castle |
| 32 | State Highway 17 | State highway | 5 | 6 | 2 | Sussex |
| 33 | State Highway 13 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 4 | Kent, New Castle, Sussex |
| 34 | State Highway 18 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 2 | Sussex |
| 35 | State Highway 404 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 2 | Sussex |
| 36 | State Highway 41 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 1 | New Castle |
| 37 | State Highway 52 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 2 | New Castle, Kent |
| 38 | State Highway 92 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 0 | New Castle |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Delaware
- What is the deadliest road in Delaware?
- US 13 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Delaware from 2015 to 2024: 159, with 171 deaths. State Highway 1 was second with 98 and I-95 third with 48.
- How many fatal crashes in Delaware happen on numbered roads?
- 808 of 1,209 fatal crashes in Delaware from 2015 to 2024 (67%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the Delaware road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in Delaware, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.