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Derbyshire Dales road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,872 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025, and 20,746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 413 were fatal and 3,162 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 170 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (158), and casualties rose from 222 to 239.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,872
86th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,746
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
413
3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
170
Up 8% on 2024

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales

3% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4133%
  • Serious3,16223%
  • Slight10,29774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4592.2%
  • Serious3,95919%
  • Slight16,32879%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. In 2025 there were 170, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 170
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025170239
2024158222
2023201262
2022220309
2021162211
2020145223
2019157210
2018143181
2017133169
2016147224
2015185285
2014206286
2013223339
2012216320
2011223331
2010206296
2009277383
2008270384
2007367540
2006329483
2005327488
2004333497
2003324489
2002385590
2001352514
2000362564
1999412659
1998424644
1997420671
1996359565
1995386597
1994391629
1993393601
1992393600
1991338509
1990356536
1989326490
1988322502
1987293462
1986322516
1985319454
1984317455
1983347490
1982360558
1981391674
1980411584
1979371511

When and where crashes happen in the Derbyshire Dales

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,907 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,691 (12%)
  • Wednesday1,667 (12%)
  • Thursday1,801 (13%)
  • Friday2,123 (15%)
  • Saturday2,188 (16%)
  • Sunday2,495 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59494 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59223 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,601 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,274 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,763 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,495 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,886 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,136 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,007 (7.3%)
  • February928 (6.7%)
  • March1,052 (7.6%)
  • April1,104 (8%)
  • May1,306 (9.4%)
  • June1,246 (9%)
  • July1,317 (9.5%)
  • August1,398 (10%)
  • September1,176 (8.5%)
  • October1,225 (8.8%)
  • November1,100 (7.9%)
  • December1,013 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,653 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,986 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit982 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown184 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit67 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,364 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,874 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds247 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist234 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds228 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds174 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds66 (0.5%)
  • Other311 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded374 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,938 (57%)
  • Wet or damp5,143 (37%)
  • Frost or ice522 (3.8%)
  • Snow215 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep29 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel16 (0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,906 (28%)
  • 40 mph1,460 (11%)
  • 50 mph1,417 (10%)
  • 60 mph6,620 (48%)
  • 70 mph444 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,001 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway493 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout216 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road115 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,747 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist3,095 (15%)
  • Pedestrian1,429 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist813 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant598 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)492 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant322 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant110 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant59 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5289 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 10557 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15870 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 203,670 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,648 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,432 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,776 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,318 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,640 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 751,017 (4.9%)
  • Over 75752 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded777 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,021 (63%)
  • Passenger6,296 (30%)
  • Pedestrian1,429 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,348 (69%)
  • Motorcycle2,962 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,579 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,137 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle866 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle851 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach283 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle85 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car71 (0.3%)
  • Minibus51 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Derbyshire Dales ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had the 86th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
86th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
127th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
263rdCheltenham14,15316,7471592,812
264thRother14,01319,9643453,310
265thChesterfield13,88218,4301792,114
266thDerbyshire Dales (this area)13,87220,7464133,162
267thCotswold13,81220,6645333,424
268thGedling13,78118,4102362,989
269thStroud13,74118,6183093,346

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area is the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales, with 282 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 40 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025: 2,216, including 72 fatal and 489 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62,2163,38172489
2ndA5151,6322,56874396
3rdA6237131,20425188
4thA526911,17225147
5thA61956889718129
6thA5055985827111
7thA501242661914135
8thB50353835701591
9thA517338467776
10thA615328454458
11thB6049316470479
12thB50563114571290
13thB6001245367657
14thA632240336547
15thB5023231334254
16thB6012227360851
17thA625205287149
18thB5057174224442
19thB5036158209836
20thB5055129178529

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025: 966.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025: 4,378.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales

Of the latest 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity