Skip to main content
CrashStats

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (322), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 1987
293
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
462
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987

1.7% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious8730%
  • Slight20169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious11324%
  • Slight33973%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 293, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (10%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.1%)
  • February12 (4.1%)
  • March22 (7.5%)
  • April26 (8.9%)
  • May34 (12%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July27 (9.2%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October38 (13%)
  • November27 (9.2%)
  • December14 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (20%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (53%)
  • Wet or damp131 (45%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (29%)
  • 40 mph44 (15%)
  • 60 mph157 (54%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (17%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20105 (23%)
  • 21 to 2581 (18%)
  • 26 to 3549 (11%)
  • 36 to 4546 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (58%)
  • Passenger156 (34%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (67%)
  • Motorcycle70 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 1987.

Collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987: 57, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65796212
2ndA50213818
3rdA52193215
4thA615161905
5thA515152714
6thA623132404
7thB5023121505
8thA619101902
9thA5177802
10thA63271801
11thB50566703
12thB600161202
13thA60205801
14thA6254702
15thB50354902
16thB60124401
17thB60494501
18thA50123501
19thA6213402
20thB50542200

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1987

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987: 28.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1987

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987: 96.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1987.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years