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High Peak road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2003, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2002 (345), and casualties rose from 490.

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

Collisions in 2003
373
Up 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
536
Up 9% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2003

2.9% of collisions in High Peak in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious9818%
  • Slight42780%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2003 is highlighted, with 373, up 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.3%)
  • February25 (6.7%)
  • March31 (8.3%)
  • April32 (8.6%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July27 (7.2%)
  • August35 (9.4%)
  • September30 (8%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November22 (5.9%)
  • December34 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (60%)
  • Wet or damp131 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph175 (47%)
  • 40 mph26 (7%)
  • 50 mph36 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph131 (35%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (69%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4591 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (62%)
  • Passenger150 (28%)
  • Pedestrian56 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (73%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How High Peak ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2003.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2003

Howard Town, High Peak, SK13 8BA area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2003, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2003

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2003: 69, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA576986012
2ndA6458568
3rdA628223335
4thA624193206
5thA5004172104
6thA515152012
7thA53142205
8thB6105141502
9thB5470111203
10thA626101501
11thA60159900
12thA618771400
13thA60135504
14thB61014700
15thA543402
16thA6233400
17thA6253300
18thB60623501
19thA5051100
20thA60241401

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2003

Buxton, High Peak and Glossop had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2003, with 37 each.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2003

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2003: 137.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2003, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years