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High Peak road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1985, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (329), and casualties fell from 476.

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

Collisions in 1985
324
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
460
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
22% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1985

2.2% of collisions in High Peak in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious7222%
  • Slight24576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious8819%
  • Slight36479%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1985 is highlighted, with 324, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (18%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April32 (9.9%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July31 (9.6%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October23 (7.1%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December22 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (51%)
  • Wet or damp130 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.6%)
  • Snow8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (53%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph135 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (19%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)
  • Cyclist23 (5%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20119 (26%)
  • 21 to 2569 (15%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (55%)
  • Passenger140 (30%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (64%)
  • Motorcycle84 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in High Peak

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How High Peak ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1985.

Collisions
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1985

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1985: 61, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66195117
2ndA57355207
3rdA624253013
4thA5002182021
5thA628172406
6thA625152607
7thA6015141703
8thA515111403
9thB610591103
10thA62381602
11thA537704
12thA6266901
13thA601351101
14thB60624810
15thA543510
16thA60162200
17thB50592200
18thB60321200
19thB61011100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1985

Glossop had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1985: 44.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1985

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1985: 102.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years