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High Peak road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1982, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1981 (340), and casualties rose from 459.

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

Collisions in 1982
388
Up 14% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
554
Up 21% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
27% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1982

2.8% of collisions in High Peak in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious10427%
  • Slight27370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious14226%
  • Slight39772%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1982 is highlighted, with 388, up 14% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.9%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April29 (7.5%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June34 (8.8%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September33 (8.5%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November38 (9.8%)
  • December29 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (59%)
  • Wet or damp135 (35%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (56%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph148 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (24%)
  • Pedestrian81 (15%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20155 (28%)
  • 21 to 2588 (16%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (57%)
  • Passenger157 (28%)
  • Pedestrian81 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (60%)
  • Motorcycle127 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1982.

Collisions
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1982

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1982: 69, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66996320
2ndA575483312
3rdA5002294317
4thA6242954113
5thA628182315
6thA625172806
7thA515141805
8thA53111600
9thB61059902
10thB50598903
11thA601571202
12thB606261002
13thA544500
14thA60134501
15thA60164400
16thA6264601
17thA62331102
18thA5371101
19thA60961200
20thB60611401

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1982

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1982: 57.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1982

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1982: 127.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1982, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years