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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (356), and casualties fell from 536.

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

Collisions in 1991
338
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
509
Down 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991

3.8% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight27381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight42183%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 338, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (10%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday40 (12%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (12%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March23 (6.8%)
  • April25 (7.4%)
  • May31 (9.2%)
  • June26 (7.7%)
  • July33 (9.8%)
  • August33 (9.8%)
  • September31 (9.2%)
  • October23 (6.8%)
  • November23 (6.8%)
  • December25 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (54%)
  • Wet or damp127 (38%)
  • Frost or ice25 (7.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (29%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph198 (59%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (14%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (20%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (22%)
  • 36 to 4561 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (59%)
  • Passenger170 (33%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (73%)
  • Motorcycle62 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle25 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 1991.

Collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991: 44, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6447428
2ndA515385336
3rdA623193204
4thA50182612
5thA52183312
6thA517151923
7thA619141902
8thA625131901
9thB6049122201
10thB5035111503
11thA61581501
12thB503681312
13thA6327701
14thA50126901
15thB601261001
16thB50235600
17thB50555602
18thA52704400
19thB60014400
20thA6213301

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1991

Ashbourne had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991: 23.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1991

DE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991: 97.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years