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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2012 (216), and casualties rose from 320.

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

Collisions in 2013
223
Up 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
339
Up 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013

3.1% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight17679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight27681%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 223, up 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (20%)
  • Wednesday21 (9.4%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday27 (12%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.7%)
  • February14 (6.3%)
  • March23 (10%)
  • April20 (9%)
  • May30 (13%)
  • June20 (9%)
  • July18 (8.1%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September15 (6.7%)
  • October13 (5.8%)
  • November20 (9%)
  • December17 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (59%)
  • Wet or damp68 (30%)
  • Snow14 (6.3%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph69 (31%)
  • 40 mph20 (9%)
  • 50 mph84 (38%)
  • 60 mph38 (17%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (18%)
  • 56 to 6536 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.3%)
  • Over 7521 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (64%)
  • Passenger102 (30%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (75%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 2013.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2013

The A515 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013: 29, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA515294914
2ndA6284525
3rdA619172713
4thA52143011
5thA50111600
6thA623101401
7thA50126901
8thA61561202
9thA6326700
10thB503561000
11thB50566600
12thB50235901
13thB50555800
14thA5174502
15thB50573302
16thB60493302
17thB64653400
18thA572410
19thA6252200
20thB50362201

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2013

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013: 20.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2013

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013: 67.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years