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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2023 (201), and casualties fell from 262.

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

Collisions in 2024
158
Down 21% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
222
Down 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
37% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024

1.9% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious5837%
  • Slight9761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious6831%
  • Slight15168%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 158, down 21% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 158
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday12 (7.6%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday32 (20%)
  • Saturday28 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (5.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (10%)
  • February13 (8.2%)
  • March7 (4.4%)
  • April15 (9.5%)
  • May15 (9.5%)
  • June11 (7%)
  • July13 (8.2%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September11 (7%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November9 (5.7%)
  • December14 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (66%)
  • Wet or damp49 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph42 (27%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph54 (34%)
  • 60 mph43 (27%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (16%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (14%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (17%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (68%)
  • Passenger55 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (68%)
  • Motorcycle36 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2024.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024

Ashbourne South, Derbyshire Dales, DE6 1RT area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2024

The A515 and A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152225110
2ndA6223107
3rdA623101607
4thA501291702
5thA5291804
6thA5177802
7thB505671514
8thB50576612
9thB50355801
10thA6254604
11thA503400
12thA60203500
13thA6153401
14thA61873302
15thA6193301
16thB60123301
17thA6322201
18thB64652201
19thA6211101
20thB50231100

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2024

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024: 8.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2024

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024: 58.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years