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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2003 (324), and casualties rose from 489.

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

Collisions in 2004
333
Up 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
497
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004

3.6% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight25276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight39379%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 333, up 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (18%)
  • Sunday55 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9%)
  • February22 (6.6%)
  • March21 (6.3%)
  • April29 (8.7%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June19 (5.7%)
  • July32 (9.6%)
  • August32 (9.6%)
  • September29 (8.7%)
  • October29 (8.7%)
  • November33 (9.9%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (53%)
  • Wet or damp136 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (21%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 50 mph30 (9%)
  • 60 mph180 (54%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2075 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (8%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 45112 (23%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (64%)
  • Passenger152 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (69%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle29 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • 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 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 2004.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004: 59, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65980010
2ndA5154982410
3rdA623224309
4thA619183105
5thA5012162044
6thB5035152022
7thA50121501
8thA52111502
9thB6049111304
10thB50568902
11thB60017901
12thA51761911
13thB60126901
14thA61875603
15thA6153301
16thA6253400
17thB50553300
18thB50573300
19thA572501
20thA6212502

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2004

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004: 18.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2004

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004: 98.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years