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High Peak road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2000, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1999 (405), and casualties fell from 584.

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

Collisions in 2000
377
Down 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
549
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2000

1.9% of collisions in High Peak in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7319%
  • Slight29779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight45683%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2000 is highlighted, with 377, down 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.3%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March37 (9.8%)
  • April32 (8.5%)
  • May34 (9%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July28 (7.4%)
  • August23 (6.1%)
  • September26 (6.9%)
  • October37 (9.8%)
  • November28 (7.4%)
  • December27 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp188 (50%)
  • Dry176 (47%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (53%)
  • 40 mph19 (5%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph135 (36%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (70%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 35134 (24%)
  • 36 to 4597 (18%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (62%)
  • Passenger149 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle25 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2000.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2000

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2000: 50, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA575078111
2ndA6466709
3rdA628255027
4thA624244427
5thA5004192614
6thA53142204
7thB5470141803
8thA6015111300
9thA51581101
10thA618771200
11thA62371002
12thA6267901
13thB60627801
14thA60134401
15thB61054401
16thA60163401
17thA542201
18thB50592200
19thB60492200
20thB60612200

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2000

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2000: 45.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2000

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2000: 127.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years