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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2002 (385), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2003
324
Down 16% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
489
Down 17% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003

3.4% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.4%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight25478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight40783%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 324, down 16% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.9%)
  • February26 (8%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April25 (7.7%)
  • May32 (9.9%)
  • June32 (9.9%)
  • July29 (9%)
  • August27 (8.3%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October27 (8.3%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December18 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (58%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (25%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph170 (52%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (18%)
  • 46 to 5571 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (64%)
  • Passenger153 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (71%)
  • Motorcycle77 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2003.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003

Darley Dale, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 2EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2003

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003: 58, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6589829
2ndA5153345210
3rdA623223411
4thA52173714
5thA619142714
6thB5035131715
7thB6049111503
8thA5012101203
9thB505691100
10thA5081010
11thA51771102
12thA52706603
13thA6216712
14thB60126900
15thA6155701
16thB50575901
17thA574500
18thA6254800
19thB50234500
20thA6323300

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2003

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003: 17.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2003

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003: 97.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years