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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (424), and casualties rose from 644.

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

Collisions in 1999
412
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
659
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999

1.7% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight33080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight55885%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 412, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.8%)
  • February22 (5.3%)
  • March30 (7.3%)
  • April37 (9%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June27 (6.6%)
  • July38 (9.2%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September34 (8.3%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November36 (8.7%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (53%)
  • Wet or damp170 (41%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.9%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (25%)
  • 40 mph49 (12%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph239 (58%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (97%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1049 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (13%)
  • 21 to 2569 (10%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.4%)
  • Over 7525 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (61%)
  • Passenger227 (34%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (69%)
  • Motorcycle77 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle46 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1999.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999: 74, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA674143312
2ndA5154977211
3rdA623192503
4thB5035182302
5thA5012162404
6thA619162301
7thB6049164704
8thA52142103
9thA517121603
10thB5023101703
11thB505691203
12thB600191302
13thB601291100
14thA508803
15thA63271302
16thA61876800
17thA5751201
18thB50555801
19thA60204600
20thA6214711

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1999

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999: 20.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 1999

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999: 128.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 1999, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years