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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (317), and casualties fell from 455.

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

Collisions in 1985
319
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
454
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985

2.8% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious7323%
  • Slight23774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious10423%
  • Slight34075%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 319, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (11%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday61 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March18 (5.6%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May48 (15%)
  • June41 (13%)
  • July16 (5%)
  • August40 (13%)
  • September30 (9.4%)
  • October16 (5%)
  • November26 (8.2%)
  • December24 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Other12 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (50%)
  • Wet or damp141 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (28%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph194 (61%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (19%)
  • Pedestrian58 (13%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20116 (26%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5526 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (54%)
  • Passenger149 (33%)
  • Pedestrian58 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (68%)
  • Motorcycle79 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • 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 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 1985.

Collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985: 44, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6445816
2ndA5154065110
3rdA623243514
4thA52153404
5thB5035112003
6thA517101104
7thB5023101201
8thA61991411
9thA5081402
10thB600181112
11thA61571103
12thB50367810
13thB60127812
14thA6324700
15thB50564802
16thB60494501
17thB60544602
18thA50123302
19thA6252200
20thB50542402

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1985

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985: 23.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1985

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985: 105.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years