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Derbyshire Dales road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2024 (158), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2025
170
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
239
Up 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
32% of collisions

Crash severity in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025

1.8% of collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3% and 23% in the Derbyshire Dales from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious5432%
  • Slight11366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious6527%
  • Slight17172%

Derbyshire Dales road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Derbyshire Dales, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 424 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 170, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 170
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday17 (10%)
  • Thursday19 (11%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (2.4%)
  • February8 (4.7%)
  • March10 (5.9%)
  • April13 (7.6%)
  • May21 (12%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July16 (9.4%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September15 (8.8%)
  • October11 (6.5%)
  • November17 (10%)
  • December14 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (76%)
  • Wet or damp32 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph44 (26%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph57 (34%)
  • 60 mph46 (27%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (17%)
  • 21 to 2516 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (14%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.8%)
  • Over 7516 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (69%)
  • Passenger54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (69%)
  • Motorcycle46 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Derbyshire Dales in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Derbyshire Dales had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2025.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025

Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Derbyshire Dales with the most crashes in 2025

The A6 had the most collisions in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025: 21, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Derbyshire Dales, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62131011
2ndA515131804
3rdA623101322
4thA6158901
5thB601281202
6thA5071001
7thB60015801
8thA50124603
9thA6194601
10thB503541501
11thB50564601
12thB50574503
13thB60494501
14thA523302
15thA61873300
16thA6323300
17thB50233501
18thB50553302
19thA6212301
20thA5171100

Towns in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2025

Matlock had the most collisions of any town in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025: 17.

Postcode districts in the Derbyshire Dales: crashes in 2025

DE4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025: 56.

Latest crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in the Derbyshire Dales in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Derbyshire Dales road accidents in other years