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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1999 (412), and casualties fell from 659.

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

Collisions in 2000
362
Down 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
564
Down 14% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000

3.6% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.6%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight46482%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 362, down 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday40 (11%)
  • Saturday59 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February32 (8.8%)
  • March27 (7.5%)
  • April31 (8.6%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June20 (5.5%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August36 (9.9%)
  • September25 (6.9%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November27 (7.5%)
  • December31 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp184 (51%)
  • Dry164 (45%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph94 (26%)
  • 40 mph48 (13%)
  • 50 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph184 (51%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (14%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (15%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35128 (23%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (13%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (61%)
  • Passenger189 (34%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (66%)
  • Motorcycle77 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle41 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2000.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000: 71, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA671107211
2ndA515437228
3rdA623284409
4thA5012142934
5thB6049141905
6thA52132202
7thB5035122104
8thA619111801
9thB503691710
10thB600191313
11thA5081302
12thA51781100
13thB50568913
14thA6327912
15thB601271101
16thA602061120
17thA6156600
18thA618761300
19thB65215704
20thB50554401

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2000

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000: 30.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2000

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000: 124.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2000.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years