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High Peak road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1990, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1989 (402), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 1990
360
Down 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
547
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1990

2.2% of collisions in High Peak in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6919%
  • Slight28379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight45082%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1990 is highlighted, with 360, down 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (9.2%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February19 (5.3%)
  • March25 (6.9%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June30 (8.3%)
  • July34 (9.4%)
  • August35 (9.7%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November34 (9.4%)
  • December20 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (52%)
  • Wet or damp159 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (47%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph169 (47%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (64%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20108 (20%)
  • 21 to 2597 (18%)
  • 26 to 3597 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (54%)
  • Passenger181 (33%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (71%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle30 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1990.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1990

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1990: 57, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA575786011
2ndA63861111
3rdA6243060111
4thA628244912
5thA625183305
6thA515141612
7thB5470121203
8thA5004111502
9thA5381201
10thA5461211
11thA60156601
12thA6266812
13thB61056701
14thA60135700
15thA6235600
16thB60614602
17thB61014500
18thA5373400
19thA60163400
20thB50593500

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1990

Glossop had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1990: 40.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1990

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1990: 123.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years