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High Peak road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1995, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1994 (339), and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 1995
391
Up 15% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
559
Up 17% on 1994
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1995

2.6% of collisions in High Peak in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight30578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight45682%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1995 is highlighted, with 391, up 15% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (19%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.5%)
  • February34 (8.7%)
  • March27 (6.9%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July38 (9.7%)
  • August33 (8.4%)
  • September36 (9.2%)
  • October24 (6.1%)
  • November37 (9.5%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (55%)
  • Wet or damp151 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)
  • Snow8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (49%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph148 (38%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (68%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2593 (17%)
  • 26 to 35107 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded28 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (59%)
  • Passenger156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian73 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (7%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1995.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1995

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1995: 42, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57426528
2ndA6385108
3rdA515233613
4thA624223104
5thA628223527
6thB5470182505
7thA53151903
8thA6015151505
9thA5004111503
10thA625111900
11thA626111203
12thA62391601
13thB610581303
14thB60626600
15thA544501
16thA60133300
17thB50593401
18thB60493600
19thB61013700
20thA5372300

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1995

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1995: 54.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1995

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1995: 119.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years