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High Peak road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1992, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1991 (348), and casualties rose from 491.

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

Collisions in 1992
333
Down 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
493
Level with 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
16% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1992

1.8% of collisions in High Peak in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5416%
  • Slight27382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight41584%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1992 is highlighted, with 333, down 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday36 (11%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.7%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May17 (5.1%)
  • June30 (9%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September28 (8.4%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November28 (8.4%)
  • December28 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp170 (51%)
  • Dry152 (46%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (46%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph153 (46%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (70%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35119 (24%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (56%)
  • Passenger151 (31%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (73%)
  • Other vehicle54 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1992.

Collisions
281st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1992

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1992: 59, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57599405
2ndA64860211
3rdA624243805
4thA628173113
5thA5004131714
6thA515132611
7thA54101902
8thA6015101801
9thA625101401
10thA5391700
11thB54707802
12thA6265700
13thB60615700
14thA601341011
15thA6234502
16thB60624502
17thB61054700
18thB50593302
19thB61013300
20thA60242201

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1992

Glossop had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1992: 35.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1992

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1992: 107.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1992, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1992.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years