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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2013 (223), and casualties fell from 339.

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

Collisions in 2014
206
Down 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
286
Down 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014

3.9% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.9%
  • Serious5527%
  • Slight14369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious7024%
  • Slight20873%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 206, down 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (10%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (25%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.3%)
  • February12 (5.8%)
  • March20 (9.7%)
  • April20 (9.7%)
  • May19 (9.2%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July19 (9.2%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September13 (6.3%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December14 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (63%)
  • Wet or damp69 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph58 (28%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph67 (33%)
  • 60 mph53 (26%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (15%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.3%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.6%)
  • Over 7510 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (68%)
  • Passenger68 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (72%)
  • Motorcycle43 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2014.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2014

The A515 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014: 32, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5153248111
2ndA6283409
3rdA52152713
4thA50111710
5thA501291304
6thA62371002
7thA5176703
8thA6325503
9thA6254602
10thB50574400
11thA61873401
12thA6193300
13thB50353710
14thB50363311
15thB60493401
16thA52702500
17thA6212401
18thB60012200
19thB60122300
20thA6151100

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2014

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014: 20.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2014

DE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014: 72.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2014, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years