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High Peak road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1980, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1979 (329), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 1980
367
Up 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
519
Up 15% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
27% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1980

2.2% of collisions in High Peak in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious10027%
  • Slight25971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious13225%
  • Slight37973%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 367, up 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6%)
  • February19 (5.2%)
  • March36 (9.8%)
  • April25 (6.8%)
  • May35 (9.5%)
  • June32 (8.7%)
  • July27 (7.4%)
  • August36 (9.8%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November26 (7.1%)
  • December31 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (54%)
  • Wet or damp134 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (6.5%)
  • Snow11 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (54%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph141 (38%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (12%)
  • 16 to 20152 (29%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (55%)
  • Passenger156 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (59%)
  • Motorcycle107 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in High Peak

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How High Peak ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1980.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1980: 63, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66392317
2ndA57384807
3rdA624283918
4thA515192505
5thA625173824
6thA5002122011
7thA6015111404
8thA62892106
9thA6268903
10thA5371103
11thB50597702
12thA6236900
13thB61056801
14thA60134601
15thA543301
16thB60613301
17thB60623301
18thA60242202
19thB60492300
20thB61012400

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1980

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1980: 50.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1980

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1980: 126.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years