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High Peak road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1981, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (367), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 1981
340
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
459
Down 12% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
29% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1981

3.2% of collisions in High Peak in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious9829%
  • Slight23168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious12227%
  • Slight32671%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 340, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.9%)
  • February15 (4.4%)
  • March31 (9.1%)
  • April31 (9.1%)
  • May33 (9.7%)
  • June31 (9.1%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August42 (12%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October29 (8.5%)
  • November31 (9.1%)
  • December17 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (54%)
  • Wet or damp127 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow12 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (56%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph133 (39%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (26%)
  • Pedestrian71 (15%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (28%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (57%)
  • Passenger126 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (57%)
  • Motorcycle113 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in High Peak

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How High Peak ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1981.

Collisions
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1981

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1981: 50, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6507529
2ndA57344209
3rdA5002336118
4thA515212713
5thA624182304
6thA628121627
7thA625111903
8thB5059111305
9thA6015101104
10thA6237912
11thA536710
12thA60135902
13thA6265711
14thB61055703
15thB60623300
16thA5372201
17thA542201
18thA60162300
19thA521100
20thA6081101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1981

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1981: 58.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1981

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1981: 125.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years