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High Peak road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1986, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1985 (324), and casualties fell from 460.

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

Collisions in 1986
299
Down 8% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
406
Down 12% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
26% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1986

3% of collisions in High Peak in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious7726%
  • Slight21371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight30776%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1986 is highlighted, with 299, down 8% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday44 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6%)
  • February24 (8%)
  • March22 (7.4%)
  • April27 (9%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June25 (8.4%)
  • July28 (9.4%)
  • August19 (6.4%)
  • September28 (9.4%)
  • October27 (9%)
  • November26 (8.7%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (50%)
  • Wet or damp128 (43%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.3%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph123 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (14%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2088 (22%)
  • 21 to 2582 (20%)
  • 26 to 3559 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (61%)
  • Passenger109 (27%)
  • Pedestrian51 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (66%)
  • Motorcycle57 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle25 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How High Peak ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 1986.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1986: 58, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65883214
2ndA57364627
3rdA628203719
4thA624192914
5thA5002152014
6thA515121611
7thA6015111502
8thA625111504
9thA53101702
10thA62371311
11thA6266601
12thA60134402
13thB61054403
14thB50593300
15thB60623300
16thA60161100
17thB60491101
18thB61011100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1986

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1986: 27.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1986

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1986: 65.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1986, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years