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High Peak road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2001, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (377), and casualties fell from 549.

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

Collisions in 2001
367
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
522
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2001

1.4% of collisions in High Peak in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6919%
  • Slight29380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight43583%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2001 is highlighted, with 367, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.9%)
  • February28 (7.6%)
  • March29 (7.9%)
  • April27 (7.4%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June32 (8.7%)
  • July31 (8.4%)
  • August27 (7.4%)
  • September24 (6.5%)
  • October33 (9%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December29 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (50%)
  • Wet or damp158 (43%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (52%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph24 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph134 (37%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2071 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (65%)
  • Passenger147 (28%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (73%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle36 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in High Peak

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How High Peak ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2001.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2001

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2001, with 37 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2001

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2001: 49, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA574974110
2ndA6426106
3rdA628314917
4thA515212405
5thA624192904
6thA623142002
7thA6015121311
8thA6187111603
9thB6105101302
10thA500491503
11thB547091010
12thA537901
13thA6267802
14thA60136802
15thB60625702
16thA5441002
17thB50594402
18thB60613401
19thB61013600
20thB50532300

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2001

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2001: 48.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2001

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2001: 124.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years