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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (319), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 1986
322
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
516
Up 14% on 1985
Fatal collisions
17
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986

5.3% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal175.3%
  • Serious8125%
  • Slight22470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.7%
  • Serious10420%
  • Slight39376%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 322, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.5%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March27 (8.4%)
  • April26 (8.1%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June18 (5.6%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August40 (12%)
  • September21 (6.5%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December22 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (54%)
  • Wet or damp118 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.8%)
  • Snow7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (30%)
  • 40 mph29 (9%)
  • 60 mph186 (58%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (13%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20131 (25%)
  • 21 to 2586 (17%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (58%)
  • Passenger178 (34%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (66%)
  • Motorcycle65 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • 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 1986

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1986 in the Derbyshire Dales

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

  • 3 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Derbyshire Dales ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1986.

Collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986: 47, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64792411
2ndA515335229
3rdA52274315
4thA623194025
5thA50173342
6thA615101802
7thA619101602
8thA501291001
9thB503591002
10thB604991203
11thB50237902
12thB600171403
13thA6326902
14thB60125903
15thB64655603
16thA5174401
17thB50564510
18thB50574601
19thB605441211
20thA60203301

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1986

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986: 22.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1986

DE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986: 76.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1986, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years