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High Peak road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1991, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (360), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 1991
348
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
491
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
14% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1991

1.4% of collisions in High Peak in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight29384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight43288%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1991 is highlighted, with 348, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (10%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.3%)
  • February14 (4%)
  • March34 (9.8%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June42 (12%)
  • July30 (8.6%)
  • August29 (8.3%)
  • September34 (9.8%)
  • October25 (7.2%)
  • November30 (8.6%)
  • December23 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (49%)
  • Wet or damp152 (44%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (44%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph164 (47%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (97%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (68%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3593 (19%)
  • 36 to 4572 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (58%)
  • Passenger151 (31%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.7%)
  • Other vehicle31 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1991.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1991

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1991: 60, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576010217
2ndA6364635
3rdA628284403
4thA624192603
5thA6015141503
6thA5004131901
7thA515121302
8thA625111700
9thB5470111103
10thA53101501
11thA5471400
12thA6266902
13thA6235802
14thB60624400
15thB61014502
16thA60133502
17thB61053400
18thA5372400
19thA60162201
20thB50592200

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1991

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1991: 35.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1991

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1991: 121.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years