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High Peak road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 1999, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (387), and casualties rose from 579.

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

Collisions in 1999
405
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
584
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
16% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 1999

1.5% of collisions in High Peak in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight33382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight49985%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 1999 is highlighted, with 405, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.4%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March37 (9.1%)
  • April33 (8.1%)
  • May32 (7.9%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July38 (9.4%)
  • August54 (13%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October31 (7.7%)
  • November33 (8.1%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (57%)
  • Wet or damp145 (36%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.4%)
  • Snow11 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (43%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph176 (43%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (10%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (21%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (61%)
  • Passenger172 (29%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (62%)
  • Other vehicle70 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1999.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 1999

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 1999: 63, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA57639218
2ndA64875117
3rdA628253403
4thA6187223013
5thA624202813
6thA5004182003
7thB6105132304
8thA515122412
9thA623111703
10thA53101703
11thA601581000
12thB50597900
13thA6266601
14thA544500
15thA6254400
16thB60494401
17thB60614701
18thA60243401
19thB54703300
20thA60132200

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 1999

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 1999: 39.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 1999

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 1999: 133.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years