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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (362), and casualties fell from 564.

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

Collisions in 2001
352
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
514
Down 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001

1.4% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious8424%
  • Slight26375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight41080%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 352, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.7%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March29 (8.2%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May44 (13%)
  • June35 (9.9%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August35 (9.9%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October31 (8.8%)
  • November23 (6.5%)
  • December21 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (56%)
  • Wet or damp134 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (24%)
  • 40 mph49 (14%)
  • 50 mph24 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph182 (52%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (15%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (11%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (22%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5586 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (69%)
  • Passenger141 (27%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (69%)
  • Motorcycle72 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle25 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Derbyshire Dales ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2001.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2001

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001: 65, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66598118
2ndA5156185016
3rdB5056223608
4thA623183104
5thA52132501
6thA50121803
7thB5035111402
8thA5179910
9thA61591702
10thB604991004
11thB60018901
12thA63271101
13thA50126703
14thA6256702
15thB50236800
16thA61951011
17thB50555600
18thB50575500
19thA61874400
20thB65214602

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2001

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001: 18.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2001

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001: 116.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2001.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years