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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (145), and casualties fell from 223.

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

Collisions in 2021
162
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
211
Down 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021

1.9% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight13281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight17884%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 162, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 162
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday13 (8%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday22 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (5.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.2%)
  • February6 (3.7%)
  • March6 (3.7%)
  • April18 (11%)
  • May15 (9.3%)
  • June11 (6.8%)
  • July23 (14%)
  • August16 (9.9%)
  • September19 (12%)
  • October10 (6.2%)
  • November13 (8%)
  • December15 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (15%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (72%)
  • Wet or damp42 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (28%)
  • 40 mph13 (8%)
  • 50 mph59 (36%)
  • 60 mph41 (25%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (91%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (14%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.1%)
  • Over 7513 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (75%)
  • Passenger41 (19%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (68%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2021.

Collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2021

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6202504
2ndA515182105
3rdA501291101
4thA6158800
5thA507700
6thA62361312
7thA5175602
8thA525701
9thA6195711
10thB50354500
11thB60014400
12thA52703300
13thA61873300
14thA6323401
15thB50363301
16thB60123300
17thB60493400
18thA60202300
19thB50232201
20thB50552301

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2021

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021: 11.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2021

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021: 53.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years