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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (206), and casualties fell from 286.

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

Collisions in 2015
185
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
285
Level with 2014
Fatal collisions
5
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015

2.7% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious5027%
  • Slight13070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious6021%
  • Slight22077%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 185, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday30 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.6%)
  • February16 (8.6%)
  • March13 (7%)
  • April12 (6.5%)
  • May16 (8.6%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July22 (12%)
  • August16 (8.6%)
  • September15 (8.1%)
  • October12 (6.5%)
  • November7 (3.8%)
  • December19 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (66%)
  • Wet or damp55 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph61 (33%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph66 (36%)
  • 60 mph35 (19%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (10%)
  • 21 to 2524 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (18%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6%)
  • Over 7522 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (65%)
  • Passenger77 (27%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (73%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2015.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2015

The A515 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015: 28, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA515284718
2ndA6243816
3rdA623112006
4thA61991904
5thA5281413
6thB503571002
7thA506801
8thA50126802
9thA6156801
10thA61876601
11thB60496802
12thA5175510
13thA6255700
14thB50553600
15thA60202400
16thA6322200
17thB50362200
18thB50562300
19thB60012201
20thB60122401

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2015

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015: 17.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2015

DE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015: 55.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2015, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years