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High Peak road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1987, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1986 (299), and casualties rose from 406.

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

Collisions in 1987
347
Up 16% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
520
Up 28% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
20% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1987

2.3% of collisions in High Peak in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6920%
  • Slight27078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight41981%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 347, up 16% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.8%)
  • February24 (6.9%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June45 (13%)
  • July26 (7.5%)
  • August34 (9.8%)
  • September32 (9.2%)
  • October23 (6.6%)
  • November27 (7.8%)
  • December25 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (50%)
  • Wet or damp152 (44%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow10 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (50%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph154 (44%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (24%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (53%)
  • Passenger174 (33%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (65%)
  • Motorcycle69 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (7.6%)
  • Other vehicle37 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1987.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1987: 58, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65889412
2ndA57406117
3rdA624243404
4thA628244906
5thA5002212806
6thA515192204
7thA625122104
8thA601591011
9thA62381412
10thA546700
11thA535901
12thA601351400
13thB50595501
14thB61055503
15thA5373400
16thA6263400
17thB60623510
18thB61012201
19thB60121101

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1987

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1987: 45.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1987

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1987: 112.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years