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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (293), and casualties rose from 462.

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

Collisions in 1988
322
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
502
Up 9% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988

2.5% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious6119%
  • Slight25379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight41182%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 322, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (19%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February19 (5.9%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April25 (7.8%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June27 (8.4%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September31 (9.6%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November26 (8.1%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (49%)
  • Wet or damp149 (46%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (28%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 60 mph186 (58%)
  • 70 mph13 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (12%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20100 (20%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (56%)
  • Passenger172 (34%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (67%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (8%)
  • Other vehicle37 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1988.

Collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988: 46, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64671011
2ndA515316539
3rdA50254004
4thA623162613
5thA619142504
6thA52131711
7thB5035121504
8thA517111501
9thA615111201
10thB6001101610
11thB505681001
12thA62571301
13thA50126800
14thB50236902
15thA63251010
16thB503651000
17thB50575501
18thB60125702
19thB604951501
20thB50553400

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1988

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988: 23.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1988

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988: 110.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1988, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years