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High Peak road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1997, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (348), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 1997
376
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
585
Up 12% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1997

2.1% of collisions in High Peak in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7319%
  • Slight29578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious9817%
  • Slight47882%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 376, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (10%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (17%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.9%)
  • February26 (6.9%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May30 (8%)
  • June35 (9.3%)
  • July37 (9.8%)
  • August32 (8.5%)
  • September24 (6.4%)
  • October35 (9.3%)
  • November37 (9.8%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (52%)
  • Wet or damp165 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (47%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph163 (43%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (72%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (16%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 35132 (23%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (60%)
  • Passenger192 (33%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (71%)
  • Other vehicle64 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1997.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1997

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1997: 57, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5757104113
2ndA6436427
3rdA628314316
4thA515213102
5thA624213705
6thA625193305
7thA5004151903
8thA53132402
9thA6015101402
10thB5470101102
11thB606291901
12thB610581001
13thA5471213
14thA601361001
15thA6235710
16thA6264610
17thB50594400
18thA60163710
19thA60531701
20thB61011100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1997

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1997: 43.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1997

SK17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1997: 120.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years