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High Peak road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1979, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,329 collisions in High Peak.

Collisions in 1979
329
Casualties in 1979
453
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
32% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1979

3.3% of collisions in High Peak in 1979 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious10632%
  • Slight21264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.9%
  • Serious13730%
  • Slight30367%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 329.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (10%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday66 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.9%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March27 (8.2%)
  • April25 (7.6%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June31 (9.4%)
  • July19 (5.8%)
  • August30 (9.1%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (49%)
  • Wet or damp134 (41%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.2%)
  • Snow17 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (58%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph126 (38%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (24%)
  • Pedestrian83 (18%)
  • Cyclist18 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20130 (29%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3558 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (55%)
  • Passenger122 (27%)
  • Pedestrian83 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car306 (59%)
  • Motorcycle99 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in High Peak

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How High Peak ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1979.

Collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1979: 66, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA666107323
2ndA57346029
3rdA624232729
4thA50022025010
5thA515151805
6thA625101103
7thA628101110
8thB505991102
9thA60157803
10thB60626601
11thA534500
12thA6264902
13thB61054401
14thA60133500
15thA60243300
16thA6233401
17thB60493400
18thB61013300
19thA501401
20thA5371101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1979

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1979: 55.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1979

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1979: 99.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years