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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (270), and casualties fell from 384.

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

Collisions in 2009
277
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
383
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009

3.6% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious6323%
  • Slight20474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious7520%
  • Slight29878%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 277, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.3%)
  • February22 (7.9%)
  • March18 (6.5%)
  • April25 (9%)
  • May22 (7.9%)
  • June19 (6.9%)
  • July27 (9.7%)
  • August28 (10%)
  • September24 (8.7%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November18 (6.5%)
  • December20 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (60%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph98 (35%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph79 (29%)
  • 60 mph67 (24%)
  • 70 mph11 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (15%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3543 (11%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6%)
  • Over 7517 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (67%)
  • Passenger94 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (72%)
  • Motorcycle56 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 2009.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009, with 14 collisions.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2009

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009: 36, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6365347
2ndA515294025
3rdA52162612
4thA50131603
5thA5012101416
6thA62591302
7thB505681101
8thA6197904
9thB502371001
10thB60497803
11thA61876902
12thA62361100
13thA602051002
14thA6155500
15thA6215801
16thA6325601
17thB50355900
18thA5174501
19thB50574401
20thB60124711

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2009

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009: 19.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2009

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009: 97.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years