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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2004 (333), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2005
327
Down 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
488
Down 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005

3.7% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight25377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious7215%
  • Slight40383%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 327, down 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February31 (9.5%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May23 (7%)
  • June29 (8.9%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August30 (9.2%)
  • September27 (8.3%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November23 (7%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (59%)
  • Wet or damp115 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (32%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 50 mph34 (10%)
  • 60 mph140 (43%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (15%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (12%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (19%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (67%)
  • Passenger136 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (71%)
  • Motorcycle70 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2005.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2005

The A515 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005: 48, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5154875111
2ndA64770210
3rdA52142512
4thA619141824
5thA50121611
6thA5012111402
7thA623101901
8thA6329902
9thB503581322
10thB652171612
11thA51761200
12thA6156802
13thB502361000
14thB505661003
15thB505761102
16thB60016701
17thA60205700
18thA6215701
19thA61874500
20thA6254400

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2005

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005: 25.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2005

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005: 100.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years