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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (420), and casualties fell from 671.

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

Collisions in 1998
424
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
644
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998

2.4% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight33779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight53182%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 424, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.2%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May37 (8.7%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October29 (6.8%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December22 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (51%)
  • Wet or damp200 (47%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (24%)
  • 40 mph53 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph261 (62%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (20%)
  • 36 to 45114 (18%)
  • 46 to 5579 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (70%)
  • Passenger167 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (67%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle64 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • 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 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1998.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1998

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998: 76, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA676119414
2ndA5155688311
3rdA623274604
4thA619213203
5thA52203102
6thB5035151913
7thA517142303
8thB6001141904
9thA5012121905
10thB6049111500
11thA632101700
12thA62171001
13thB50237912
14thA506701
15thA6255601
16thB50565710
17thB50575801
18thA60204401
19thA61541102
20thB50364400

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1998

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998: 25.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1998

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998: 115.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1998, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years