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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (223), and casualties fell from 331.

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

Collisions in 2012
216
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
320
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012

0.9% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight16978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight25981%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 216, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (18%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.7%)
  • February15 (6.9%)
  • March16 (7.4%)
  • April7 (3.2%)
  • May21 (9.7%)
  • June16 (7.4%)
  • July12 (5.6%)
  • August19 (8.8%)
  • September19 (8.8%)
  • October21 (9.7%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December27 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (56%)
  • Wet or damp74 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (8.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (28%)
  • 40 mph20 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph87 (40%)
  • 60 mph40 (19%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2532 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (17%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.5%)
  • Over 7514 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (70%)
  • Passenger79 (25%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (75%)
  • Motorcycle39 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2012.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012

Ashbourne South, Derbyshire Dales, DE6 1RT area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2012

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012: 37, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6375409
2ndA515284208
3rdA517101300
4thA5081301
5thA62381621
6thB604981203
7thA501271102
8thA6197903
9thA61876801
10thB50236701
11thB60126902
12thA5251001
13thA60204502
14thA6154600
15thA6254800
16thB50354700
17thB50564400
18thB600141002
19thA6213400
20thA6323301

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2012

Ashbourne had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012: 15.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2012

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012: 66.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years