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High Peak road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1993, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1992 (333), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 1993
363
Up 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
528
Up 7% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1993

3% of collisions in High Peak in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight30584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious5510%
  • Slight46187%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1993 is highlighted, with 363, up 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday77 (21%)
  • Saturday62 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.4%)
  • February31 (8.5%)
  • March27 (7.4%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May32 (8.8%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August32 (8.8%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November30 (8.3%)
  • December31 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (52%)
  • Wet or damp144 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.2%)
  • Snow11 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (48%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph154 (42%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (65%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 35119 (23%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (55%)
  • Passenger164 (31%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (73%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle39 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1993.

Collisions
255th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1993

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1993: 55, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57558304
2ndA6436418
3rdA628254335
4thA624182712
5thA515152301
6thA5004132112
7thA625131723
8thA53111401
9thA62691101
10thA601381202
11thB54708811
12thB610571101
13thA545802
14thA60155600
15thB61015900
16thA60164501
17thA6234901
18thB50594500
19thB60623500
20thA5372200

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1993

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1993: 39.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1993

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1993: 132.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1993, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years