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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982, and 558 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1981 (391), and casualties fell from 674.

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

Collisions in 1982
360
Down 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
558
Down 17% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982

2.8% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious10629%
  • Slight24468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious14426%
  • Slight40372%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 360, down 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (3.3%)
  • February18 (5%)
  • March19 (5.3%)
  • April31 (8.6%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June44 (12%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August35 (9.7%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October35 (9.7%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December24 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (61%)
  • Wet or damp128 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (26%)
  • 40 mph43 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph206 (57%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (23%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20174 (31%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3570 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.4%)
  • Over 753 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (56%)
  • Passenger205 (37%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (60%)
  • Motorcycle119 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1982.

Collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982: 68, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA668114420
2ndA5154578116
3rdA52233503
4thA50173507
5thA623142808
6thA619112011
7thB5023111402
8thA517101303
9thB6049101402
10thB503581203
11thB50367803
12thB505771202
13thA6156811
14thA6326600
15thA50125711
16thA6255811
17thB50555601
18thB50565501
19thB60015903
20thB60545602

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1982

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982: 24.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1982

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982: 117.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years