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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (393), and casualties rose from 601.

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

Collisions in 1994
391
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
629
Up 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
13
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994

3.3% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight30779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight51482%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 391, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February17 (4.3%)
  • March28 (7.2%)
  • April25 (6.4%)
  • May34 (8.7%)
  • June35 (9%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August45 (12%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (52%)
  • Wet or damp163 (42%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (27%)
  • 40 mph50 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph220 (56%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (13%)
  • 21 to 25104 (17%)
  • 26 to 35145 (23%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.9%)
  • Over 7526 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (58%)
  • Passenger224 (36%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.1%)
  • Other vehicle25 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1994.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1994

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994: 69, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA669113112
2ndA515385928
3rdA619314843
4thA52213702
5thA623214102
6thA50183637
7thA615132200
8thA5012122203
9thA517101901
10thB5035102004
11thB5056101902
12thB604971401
13thB60016803
14thA6325600
15thB50235601
16thB60125801
17thA6254601
18thB50554502
19thB50574500
20thA6213300

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1994

Ashbourne and Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994, with 23 each.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1994

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994: 126.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1994, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years