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High Peak road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1988, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (347), and casualties fell from 520.

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

Collisions in 1988
341
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
485
Down 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
24% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1988

0.3% of collisions in High Peak in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8224%
  • Slight25876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9620%
  • Slight38880%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 341, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (11%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.6%)
  • February20 (5.9%)
  • March19 (5.6%)
  • April23 (6.7%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June29 (8.5%)
  • July32 (9.4%)
  • August24 (7%)
  • September30 (8.8%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December33 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (49%)
  • Wet or damp166 (49%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph182 (53%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph133 (39%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (57%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (54%)
  • Passenger150 (31%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (68%)
  • Motorcycle64 (10%)
  • Other vehicle38 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 1988.

Collisions
287th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1988

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1988: 42, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA574264114
2ndA6304507
3rdA624253205
4thA628233109
5thA625183105
6thA515141702
7thA6015121502
8thB5470122102
9thA5004101303
10thA5481901
11thB50597900
12thA536601
13thA6266702
14thB610541202
15thA60133300
16thA60163300
17thA50022201
18thA6232400
19thB60492301
20thB60612200

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1988

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1988: 42.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1988

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1988: 113.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years