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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1996 (359), and casualties rose from 565.

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

Collisions in 1997
420
Up 17% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
671
Up 19% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997

2.1% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight33179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious9915%
  • Slight56184%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 420, up 17% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March37 (8.8%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June39 (9.3%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November32 (7.6%)
  • December26 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (18%)
  • Fog or mist17 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (51%)
  • Wet or damp194 (46%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (24%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph263 (63%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2088 (13%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (23%)
  • 36 to 4595 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.6%)
  • Over 7533 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (63%)
  • Passenger204 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (71%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle32 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1997.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1997

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997: 86, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA686140317
2ndA515477607
3rdA52335903
4thA623285428
5thA619162404
6thA50152403
7thB5035142105
8thA5012132003
9thA615111602
10thB505691200
11thB600181201
12thB604981101
13thA5177902
14thB601271102
15thB50236601
16thB605451000
17thB646551210
18thB65214402
19thA6253401
20thA6323400

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1997

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997: 21.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1997

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997: 128.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years