// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Derby?
Derby, United Kingdom, scores 35.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #187 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
35.3%
Rank
#187 / 213
Criteria present
22 / 82
Evidence coverage
43.9%
Derby's smart city score by area
1 present · 3 partial · 13 absent · 4 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 5 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
10 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 4 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Derby is strong
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
Evidence highlights
Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS) · Unified journey-planning app
A multi-city journey-planning solution is being brought to Derby, indicating a unified app for planning across modes.
https://www.trafi.com/blog/bringing-a-multi-city-journey-planning-solution-to-nottingham-and-derbyReal-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
Arriva, a bus operator in Derby, provides live bus arrival times through its app.
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data
The UK Department for Transport provides a national bus data portal, which serves as a source for open transit data for bus services across the UK, including Derby.
https://data.bus-data.dft.gov.uk/Smart Water & Waste · Smart water / leak detection
Severn Trent Water, the water provider for Derby, offers smart water meters to help customers use water more efficiently.
https://www.stwater.co.uk/About this assessment
Derby was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.