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High Peak road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1989, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (341), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 1989
402
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
565
Up 16% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
16% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1989

1.7% of collisions in High Peak in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight33082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight48886%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 402, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (10%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February30 (7.5%)
  • March29 (7.2%)
  • April28 (7%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July32 (8%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September37 (9.2%)
  • October39 (9.7%)
  • November37 (9.2%)
  • December29 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (48%)
  • Wet or damp191 (48%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (44%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph190 (47%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (64%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (22%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4561 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (56%)
  • Passenger183 (32%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle36 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1989.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1989

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1989: 56, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57568628
2ndA64859314
3rdA624324704
4thA625203502
5thA628203806
6thA515182611
7thA6015182103
8thA53132000
9thA601391400
10thA62691301
11thB547081303
12thA6236600
13thB50596601
14thB61056702
15thA50025500
16thA545710
17thB60613301
18thA50042300
19thA60162201
20thB50532200

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1989

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1989: 48.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1989

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1989: 124.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years