Roll of Honor
Incident
Sustained severe injuries in a road accident on 27 November, while undergoing a police motorcycle training course, when his bike was in collision with a car near Little Gransden, Cambridgeshire, as a result of which he died a week later.
Darren had completed 11 years service since joining Essex Police where he had also been a Police Cadet and a Firearms Officer on the Force Support Unit and received two Commendations. He transferred to the City force early in 2002, based at Bishops Gate Police Station and had recently been appointed to the Traffic Department.
He was survived by his parents and brother, and his daughter.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and brother, and his daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Pike served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Pike.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Darren Lee Pike is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At City of London Police, 7 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darren Lee Pike's cause is highlighted.
How Darren Lee Pike Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Darren Lee Pike is highlighted in Dec.
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