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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (157), and casualties rose from 210.

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

Collisions in 2020
145
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
223
Up 6% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
31% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020

2.1% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious4531%
  • Slight9767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5223%
  • Slight16875%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 145, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 145
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.7%)
  • February14 (9.7%)
  • March11 (7.6%)
  • April2 (1.4%)
  • May12 (8.3%)
  • June13 (9%)
  • July14 (9.7%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October13 (9%)
  • November10 (6.9%)
  • December9 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (20%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (67%)
  • Wet or damp40 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.4%)
  • Snow3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph37 (26%)
  • 40 mph16 (11%)
  • 50 mph43 (30%)
  • 60 mph44 (30%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (19%)
  • Cyclist20 (9%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9%)
  • 26 to 3544 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (75%)
  • Passenger42 (19%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (60%)
  • Motorcycle45 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2020.

Collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020

Bakewell, Derbyshire Dales, DE45 1EA area and Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2020

The A515 and A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA515173216
2ndA6173306
3rdA62381303
4thA501271301
5thB60495503
6thA524702
7thA6154401
8thB50564603
9thB60124611
10thA503701
11thA5173601
12thA61873502
13thA6213601
14thB50363300
15thA60202201
16thA6192201
17thA6252400
18thB50352310
19thB60012501
20thB64652202

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2020

Ashbourne had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020: 9.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2020

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020: 44.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2020.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years