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High Peak road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1983, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (388), and casualties fell from 554.

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

Collisions in 1983
344
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
476
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
23% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1983

4.1% of collisions in High Peak in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.1%
  • Serious7923%
  • Slight25173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.8%
  • Serious11123%
  • Slight34773%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 344, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.1%)
  • February15 (4.4%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April30 (8.7%)
  • May28 (8.1%)
  • June24 (7%)
  • July32 (9.3%)
  • August32 (9.3%)
  • September27 (7.8%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December30 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (53%)
  • Wet or damp132 (38%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7%)
  • Snow5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (56%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph133 (39%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (21%)
  • Pedestrian86 (18%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20134 (28%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (53%)
  • Passenger137 (29%)
  • Pedestrian86 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (64%)
  • Motorcycle95 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1983.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1983

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1983: 60, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66083312
2ndA57496427
3rdA624234314
4thA628172815
5thA5002162203
6thA625111515
7thA53101513
8thA51591011
9thA601581003
10thA547702
11thA601661001
12thA60134812
13thA6264400
14thA6233501
15thB60623410
16thB61013501
17thB61053401
18thB50592201
19thA5371201
20thA60241501

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1983

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1983: 44.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1983

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1983: 113.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years