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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2017 (133), and casualties rose from 169.

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

Collisions in 2018
143
Up 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
181
Up 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018

6.3% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal96.3%
  • Serious4028%
  • Slight9466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal105.5%
  • Serious4324%
  • Slight12871%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 143, up 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 143
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday15 (10%)
  • Thursday13 (9.1%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (21%)
  • Sunday23 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.9%)
  • February6 (4.2%)
  • March11 (7.7%)
  • April13 (9.1%)
  • May19 (13%)
  • June14 (9.8%)
  • July14 (9.8%)
  • August15 (10%)
  • September7 (4.9%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November10 (7%)
  • December11 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (81%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (9.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (31%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (83%)
  • Wet or damp21 (15%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (29%)
  • 40 mph15 (10%)
  • 50 mph48 (34%)
  • 60 mph36 (25%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (24%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2512 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3524 (13%)
  • 36 to 4518 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (19%)
  • 56 to 6528 (15%)
  • 66 to 7520 (11%)
  • Over 7510 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (75%)
  • Passenger31 (17%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (63%)
  • Motorcycle44 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2018.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018

Doveridge & Sudbury, Derbyshire Dales, DE6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018, with 8 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2018

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018: 21, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6212206
2ndA5152031210
3rdA506701
4thA5176700
5thA526900
6thA6196603
7thA6236802
8thA6325600
9thA50124400
10thB50354411
11thB64654400
12thB50233301
13thB50563402
14thA572210
15thB50572401
16thB60122202
17thA52701210
18thA60201100
19thA6151100
20thA61871100

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2018

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018: 14.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2018

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018: 50.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2018, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years