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High Peak road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1984, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (344), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1984
329
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
476
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
29% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1984

2.1% of collisions in High Peak in 1984 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious9429%
  • Slight22869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious10322%
  • Slight36677%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1984 is highlighted, with 329, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7%)
  • February17 (5.2%)
  • March25 (7.6%)
  • April25 (7.6%)
  • May27 (8.2%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August28 (8.5%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October26 (7.9%)
  • November26 (7.9%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (58%)
  • Wet or damp122 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (57%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph116 (35%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (19%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20124 (26%)
  • 21 to 2574 (16%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (52%)
  • Passenger163 (34%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (63%)
  • Motorcycle83 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1984.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1984: 56, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65690115
2ndA574254014
3rdA624233313
4thA5002172415
5thA515131705
6thA625121814
7thA628103401
8thA601381504
9thA601581002
10thB505962201
11thB61016802
12thA535512
13thA62351001
14thB60625511
15thB61055501
16thB60492302
17thA60161100
18thA60241100
19thA6261101
20thB60611101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1984

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1984: 39.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1984

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1984: 96.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years