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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1983 (347), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 1984
317
Down 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
455
Down 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984

5.4% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal175.4%
  • Serious8928%
  • Slight21167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal224.8%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight32271%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 317, down 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.4%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March25 (7.9%)
  • April35 (11%)
  • May20 (6.3%)
  • June26 (8.2%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September26 (8.2%)
  • October29 (9.1%)
  • November22 (6.9%)
  • December22 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (59%)
  • Wet or damp119 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (30%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph179 (56%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20124 (27%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (11%)
  • 36 to 4546 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider265 (58%)
  • Passenger155 (34%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (64%)
  • Motorcycle88 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in the Derbyshire Dales

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Derbyshire Dales ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1984.

Collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984: 49, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6495909
2ndA5153160513
3rdA619182404
4thA52173126
5thA623162325
6thA50122124
7thA5012111506
8thB5056111604
9thA5178904
10thA62581001
11thB50367802
12thB50576603
13thA61551011
14thB50355901
15thB60015904
16thA6324400
17thB50554401
18thB60494501
19thB50233501
20thB60123702

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1984

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984: 20.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1984

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984: 96.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years