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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,872 collisions in the Derbyshire Dales.

Collisions in 1979
371
Casualties in 1979
511
Fatal collisions
13
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979

3.5% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.5%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight26271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious12124%
  • Slight37774%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 371.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (10%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (18%)
  • Sunday63 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.9%)
  • February19 (5.1%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April37 (10%)
  • May26 (7%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July32 (8.6%)
  • August27 (7.3%)
  • September34 (9.2%)
  • October50 (13%)
  • November22 (5.9%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (57%)
  • Wet or damp107 (29%)
  • Frost or ice28 (7.5%)
  • Snow25 (6.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph113 (30%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph216 (58%)
  • 70 mph11 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20143 (28%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (8%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (64%)
  • Passenger140 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (59%)
  • Motorcycle118 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle27 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the Derbyshire Dales

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Derbyshire Dales ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1979.

Collisions
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979: 57, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65782217
2ndA515345457
3rdA52192807
4thA623192905
5thA50142413
6thA5012142207
7thA619142104
8thA517132004
9thA625111202
10thB5035101300
11thB5056101114
12thB5057101001
13thA61591002
14thA63281103
15thB50557911
16thB60017811
17thB60125502
18thA6214810
19thB50234710
20thB60494501

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1979

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979: 28.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1979

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979: 122.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1979, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years