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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 36% on 2021 (162), and casualties rose from 211.

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

Collisions in 2022
220
Up 36% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
309
Up 46% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022

2.3% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious6530%
  • Slight15068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious7825%
  • Slight22573%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 220, up 36% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (10%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (19%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (15%)
  • February16 (7.3%)
  • March17 (7.7%)
  • April19 (8.6%)
  • May17 (7.7%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July21 (9.5%)
  • August19 (8.6%)
  • September13 (5.9%)
  • October15 (6.8%)
  • November10 (4.5%)
  • December17 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (67%)
  • Wet or damp63 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (27%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph72 (33%)
  • 60 mph67 (30%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (18%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2521 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (15%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.8%)
  • Over 7525 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (68%)
  • Passenger77 (25%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (67%)
  • Motorcycle53 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had the 171st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2022

The A515 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA515283306
2ndA6202707
3rdB5035111723
4thA5091201
5thA62391206
6thA5178904
7thA5281612
8thA61581202
9thA50127804
10thA6196901
11thB50576711
12thB60496702
13thA6325702
14thA61874402
15thB50234401
16thB50564902
17thA6213401
18thA6252201
19thB50542301
20thB60502600

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2022

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022: 17.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2022

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022: 69.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2022, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years