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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2009 (277), and casualties fell from 383.

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

Collisions in 2010
206
Down 26% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
296
Down 23% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010

1.9% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4515%
  • Slight24783%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 206, down 26% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (7.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.3%)
  • February13 (6.3%)
  • March19 (9.2%)
  • April19 (9.2%)
  • May20 (9.7%)
  • June20 (9.7%)
  • July14 (6.8%)
  • August16 (7.8%)
  • September20 (9.7%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December11 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (56%)
  • Wet or damp66 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (7.3%)
  • Snow10 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (31%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph78 (38%)
  • 60 mph44 (21%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2536 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.1%)
  • Over 7516 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (69%)
  • Passenger73 (25%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (75%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 2010.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2010

The A515 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010: 33, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA515335011
2ndA6325205
3rdA61981502
4thB50358803
5thA5071111
6thA62371110
7thA62571101
8thA50126601
9thB604961003
10thA6155501
11thA5174401
12thA61874401
13thB50234500
14thB50554600
15thB505641202
16thA523301
17thB50363601
18thB60013600
19thB60123300
20thA60202201

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2010

Ashbourne had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010: 14.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2010

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010: 62.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years