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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1979 (371), and casualties rose from 511.

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

Collisions in 1980
411
Up 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
584
Up 14% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980

3.2% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious13934%
  • Slight25963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious17630%
  • Slight39467%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 411, up 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (10%)
  • Wednesday38 (9.2%)
  • Thursday43 (10%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (18%)
  • Sunday80 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.4%)
  • February24 (5.8%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May40 (9.7%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July36 (8.8%)
  • August36 (8.8%)
  • September52 (13%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November34 (8.3%)
  • December25 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (57%)
  • Wet or damp145 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (36%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph209 (51%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20201 (34%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (8.4%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (59%)
  • Passenger193 (33%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (60%)
  • Motorcycle139 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle26 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1980.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980: 80, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA680104224
2ndA5153351111
3rdA52243428
4thA619162518
5thB6049141902
6thA623132714
7thA50121823
8thA5012112115
9thB5056111203
10thA517101202
11thB6012102103
12thA61591202
13thA63291004
14thB600191203
15thB503581301
16thB50368914
17thA6257804
18thB505561102
19thB50235503
20thB60545802

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1980

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980: 39.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1980

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980: 142.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years