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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2022 (220), and casualties fell from 309.

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

Collisions in 2023
201
Down 9% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
262
Down 15% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
33% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023

2.5% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious6633%
  • Slight13065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7629%
  • Slight18169%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 201, down 9% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 201
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (10%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (10%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.5%)
  • February17 (8.5%)
  • March12 (6%)
  • April17 (8.5%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June29 (14%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August16 (8%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October14 (7%)
  • November11 (5.5%)
  • December15 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other9 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (8.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (70%)
  • Wet or damp52 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3%)
  • 30 mph55 (27%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph62 (31%)
  • 60 mph55 (27%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (17%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.6%)
  • Over 7531 (12%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (66%)
  • Passenger60 (23%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (68%)
  • Motorcycle46 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2023.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2023

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023: 30, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63039111
2ndA515212615
3rdB50359905
4thA51781104
5thA61877701
6thA506910
7thA50126704
8thA6156600
9thA6196604
10thA6236601
11thB50575712
12thA524501
13thA62541002
14thB50234504
15thB60014501
16thB60124901
17thB604941502
18thB50563301
19thB64653300
20thB65213500

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2023

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023: 18.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2023

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023: 69.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years