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High Peak road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1996, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1995 (391), and casualties fell from 559.

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

Collisions in 1996
348
Down 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
523
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1996

2% of collisions in High Peak in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight27679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight44084%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1996 is highlighted, with 348, down 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March32 (9.2%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May34 (9.8%)
  • June28 (8%)
  • July21 (6%)
  • August30 (8.6%)
  • September24 (6.9%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November25 (7.2%)
  • December33 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp166 (48%)
  • Dry161 (46%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Snow9 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (49%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph139 (40%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (94%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (71%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2589 (17%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (58%)
  • Passenger168 (32%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (8%)
  • Other vehicle36 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1996.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1996

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1996: 60, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576097010
2ndA6426606
3rdA628183714
4thA624162320
5thB5470121704
6thA5004112405
7thA623111302
8thA625111803
9thA51591012
10thA62691000
11thA5381201
12thA601581100
13thB50597810
14thB61057902
15thB60626802
16thA60135700
17thA544501
18thA60243401
19thB61013501
20thA60162300

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1996

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1996: 38.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1996

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1996: 112.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1996, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years