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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1991 (338), and casualties rose from 509.

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

Collisions in 1992
393
Up 16% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
600
Up 18% on 1991
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992

3.1% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious9624%
  • Slight28573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious12521%
  • Slight46377%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 393, up 16% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (18%)
  • Tuesday34 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (10%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.7%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March39 (9.9%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May46 (12%)
  • June32 (8.1%)
  • July30 (7.6%)
  • August37 (9.4%)
  • September24 (6.1%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November37 (9.4%)
  • December27 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (50%)
  • Wet or damp172 (44%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (23%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph234 (60%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (10%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (14%)
  • 21 to 2595 (16%)
  • 26 to 35123 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (62%)
  • Passenger193 (32%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.2%)
  • Other vehicle24 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1992.

Collisions
237th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1992

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992: 61, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66194219
2ndA515356117
3rdA619275222
4thA623244716
5thA50214519
6thA52182905
7thB5056132504
8thA517111400
9thA615111203
10thB6012111414
11thA632101202
12thB6049101200
13thA501291014
14thB503591003
15thA62171203
16thA60206800
17thB60015501
18thA52704401
19thA6254502
20thB50364702

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1992

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992: 34.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1992

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992: 123.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1992, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years