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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (322), and casualties fell from 502.

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

Collisions in 1989
326
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
490
Down 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989

3.1% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight25378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight39480%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 326, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (10%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.2%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March25 (7.7%)
  • April25 (7.7%)
  • May31 (9.5%)
  • June42 (13%)
  • July31 (9.5%)
  • August30 (9.2%)
  • September19 (5.8%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December22 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (59%)
  • Wet or damp122 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (29%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph187 (57%)
  • 70 mph13 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (14%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20119 (24%)
  • 21 to 2582 (17%)
  • 26 to 3570 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (57%)
  • Passenger172 (35%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (68%)
  • Motorcycle66 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (9.3%)
  • Other vehicle25 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1989.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989: 50, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6508028
2ndA5153749310
3rdA50194006
4thA52183235
5thA619183304
6thA615152303
7thA623152503
8thB5023101501
9thA501291613
10thA63281300
11thB60127901
12thB60016800
13thB60496700
14thA5175511
15thA6215601
16thA6255801
17thB50355600
18thB50563402
19thB50573300
20thB50362200

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1989

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989: 25.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1989

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989: 104.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 22 December 1989.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years