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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1990, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1989 (326), and casualties rose from 490.

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

Collisions in 1990
356
Up 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
536
Up 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1990

0.8% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight28680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight44884%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 356, up 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday66 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February16 (4.5%)
  • March29 (8.1%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May33 (9.3%)
  • June30 (8.4%)
  • July41 (12%)
  • August41 (12%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October33 (9.3%)
  • November23 (6.5%)
  • December26 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (55%)
  • Wet or damp147 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (33%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph188 (53%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • 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 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (14%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20128 (24%)
  • 21 to 2595 (18%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (58%)
  • Passenger176 (33%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (68%)
  • Motorcycle77 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1990.

Collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1990

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1990: 63, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66396011
2ndA515437527
3rdA623234006
4thA52213004
5thA619162303
6thA50121505
7thA615101101
8thA63291003
9thB50358903
10thB601281501
11thB604981101
12thA62571203
13thB502371402
14thB600171301
15thA50126903
16thB50366903
17thB50565801
18thB60544401
19thA5173300
20thA52703400

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1990

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1990: 32.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1990

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1990: 129.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years