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High Peak road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1994, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1993 (363), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 1994
339
Down 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
479
Down 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
13% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1994

1.5% of collisions in High Peak in 1994 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight29186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight42589%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1994 is highlighted, with 339, down 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (19%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February13 (3.8%)
  • March29 (8.6%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May28 (8.3%)
  • June24 (7.1%)
  • July33 (9.7%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October29 (8.6%)
  • November21 (6.2%)
  • December33 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (49%)
  • Wet or damp154 (45%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (51%)
  • 40 mph17 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph142 (42%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (70%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (59%)
  • Passenger134 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (76%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle22 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 1994.

Collisions
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1994

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1994: 48, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57486803
2ndA6264106
3rdA628233204
4thA624192904
5thA6015162002
6thA625162804
7thA5004141711
8thA53111801
9thB5470111302
10thA62391901
11thA5158901
12thB610581502
13thA545701
14thA6265801
15thB61015700
16thA5373301
17thA60133310
18thA60163400
19thA521100
20thA60241100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1994

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1994: 42.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1994

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1994: 97.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1994, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years