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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2007 (367), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 2008
270
Down 26% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
384
Down 29% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008

1.5% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight21279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight32083%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 270, down 26% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (18%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (9.3%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.4%)
  • February23 (8.5%)
  • March33 (12%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June26 (9.6%)
  • July26 (9.6%)
  • August27 (10%)
  • September26 (9.6%)
  • October15 (5.6%)
  • November12 (4.4%)
  • December16 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (59%)
  • Wet or damp98 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (26%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph69 (26%)
  • 60 mph94 (35%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (16%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (17%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (18%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6539 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 7522 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (70%)
  • Passenger99 (26%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (71%)
  • Motorcycle57 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Derbyshire Dales ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2008.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008: 43, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64363010
2ndA515314800
3rdA52173412
4thA50141913
5thA619142505
6thA623131404
7thB503581101
8thB502371202
9thB50567802
10thB60017700
11thA50126912
12thB60126702
13thA61875602
14thB60495602
15thA52704601
16thA6154500
17thA6324500
18thA60203501
19thA6253601
20thB64653401

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2008

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008: 17.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2008

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008: 84.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2008, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2008.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years