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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1995 (386), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 1996
359
Down 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
565
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996

3.6% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious8223%
  • Slight26474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious11320%
  • Slight43878%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 359, down 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.6%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March15 (4.2%)
  • April31 (8.6%)
  • May33 (9.2%)
  • June31 (8.6%)
  • July33 (9.2%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September31 (8.6%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (51%)
  • Wet or damp146 (41%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.3%)
  • Snow10 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (30%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph208 (58%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (19%)
  • 36 to 4585 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (64%)
  • Passenger178 (32%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (69%)
  • Motorcycle67 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (8%)
  • Other vehicle34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1996.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1996

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996: 47, including 6 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64782610
2ndA5153760113
3rdA52326009
4thA619232913
5thA623203418
6thA50141600
7thA5012121803
8thA61591301
9thB503591822
10thB604991803
11thA5177902
12thA602071001
13thB505671002
14thA6326701
15thB60126902
16thA62151112
17thA6255502
18thB50235601
19thB60015912
20thB50364400

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1996

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996: 28.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1996

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996: 111.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years