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High Peak road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,329 road traffic collisions in High Peak from 1979 to 2025, and 18,941 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 288 were fatal and 2,754 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 143 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (154), and casualties fell from 218 to 186.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,329
69th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,941
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
288
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
143
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in High Peak

2.2% of collisions in High Peak from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2882.2%
  • Serious2,75421%
  • Slight10,28777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3291.7%
  • Serious3,32718%
  • Slight15,28581%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. In 2025 there were 143, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 143
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143186
2024154218
2023134166
2022157214
2021178227
2020118151
2019133180
2018135195
2017137167
2016169228
2015182257
2014224305
2013182250
2012203300
2011194255
2010218306
2009252354
2008266381
2007294387
2006274413
2005341503
2004319460
2003373536
2002345490
2001367522
2000377549
1999405584
1998387579
1997376585
1996348523
1995391559
1994339479
1993363528
1992333493
1991348491
1990360547
1989402565
1988341485
1987347520
1986299406
1985324460
1984329476
1983344476
1982388554
1981340459
1980367519
1979329453

When and where crashes happen in High Peak

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,787 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,771 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,721 (13%)
  • Thursday1,894 (14%)
  • Friday2,163 (16%)
  • Saturday2,041 (15%)
  • Sunday1,952 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59551 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59263 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,531 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,873 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,429 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,322 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,075 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,285 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January934 (7%)
  • February877 (6.6%)
  • March1,121 (8.4%)
  • April1,036 (7.8%)
  • May1,218 (9.1%)
  • June1,217 (9.1%)
  • July1,208 (9.1%)
  • August1,193 (9%)
  • September1,188 (8.9%)
  • October1,149 (8.6%)
  • November1,169 (8.8%)
  • December1,019 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,781 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,767 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,434 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown256 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit91 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,573 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,943 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds339 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds278 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds191 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist170 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds96 (0.7%)
  • Other336 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded403 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,410 (56%)
  • Wet or damp5,123 (38%)
  • Frost or ice501 (3.8%)
  • Snow241 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph34 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph6,693 (50%)
  • 40 mph788 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1,253 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph4,453 (33%)
  • 70 mph107 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,794 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway208 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout168 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in High Peak

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,800 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist2,450 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,281 (12%)
  • Cyclist975 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant533 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)348 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant251 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant97 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant91 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5345 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10635 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 151,040 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 203,532 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,533 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,377 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,409 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,877 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,231 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75702 (3.7%)
  • Over 75469 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded791 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,351 (60%)
  • Passenger5,309 (28%)
  • Pedestrian2,281 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,317 (69%)
  • Motorcycle2,396 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,252 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,096 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1,012 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle968 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach286 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car118 (0.5%)
  • Minibus51 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle26 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in High Peak

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in High Peak

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 High Peak ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had the 69th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
69th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 127th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
280thVale of Glamorgan13,39518,3522572,177
281stUttlesford13,36518,9522743,141
282ndBromsgrove13,36018,9023262,576
283rdHigh Peak (this area)13,32918,9412882,754
284thThree Rivers13,30418,9631672,549
285thEast Ayrshire13,27218,4974033,591
286thGreat Yarmouth13,13117,5772172,836

Accident hotspots in High Peak

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area is the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak, with 409 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak from 1979 to 2025: 1,922, including 39 fatal and 391 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA571,9222,81039391
2ndA61,6812,44158383
3rdA6248251,21623173
4thA6288061,37430195
5thA5155287291789
6thA50044045738102
7thA53392573874
8thA6015386479274
9thB5470301388262
10thB6105297412282
11thA625285472674
12thA623229362451
13thA626225311343
14thA5002188270746
15thA6013151233632
16thB5059148195229
17thA54147233740
18thB6062139190423
19thA6187137206328
20thB6101108165014

Towns in High Peak

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak from 1979 to 2025: 1,627.

Postcode districts in High Peak

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak from 1979 to 2025: 4,178.

Latest crashes in High Peak

Of the latest 24 crashes in High Peak, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 23 December 2025.

Severity