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High Peak road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1998, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (376), and casualties fell from 585.

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

Collisions in 1998
387
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
579
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1998

1.8% of collisions in High Peak in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7319%
  • Slight30779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight48784%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 387, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8%)
  • February19 (4.9%)
  • March28 (7.2%)
  • April25 (6.5%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July38 (9.8%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September27 (7%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November31 (8%)
  • December35 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp188 (49%)
  • Dry179 (46%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (46%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph172 (44%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (75%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35128 (22%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (60%)
  • Passenger165 (28%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (73%)
  • Other vehicle60 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 1998.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1998

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1998: 64, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576494112
2ndA65382015
3rdA628315837
4thA624182802
5thA5004172903
6thA53132213
7thA625132504
8thA515111310
9thB6105101600
10thA601591102
11thB505981303
12thA62371301
13thB54705700
14thA60134500
15thA62641102
16thB61014400
17thB60613300
18thB60623600
19thA5372500
20thA542301

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1998

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1998: 44.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1998

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1998: 121.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years