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High Peak road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in High Peak in 2004, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2003 (373), and casualties fell from 536.

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

Collisions in 2004
319
Down 14% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
460
Down 14% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
19% of collisions

Crash severity in High Peak in 2004

0.6% of collisions in High Peak in 2004 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in High Peak from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight25580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight38584%

High Peak road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in High Peak, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 405 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 319, down 14% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.3%)
  • February20 (6.3%)
  • March30 (9.4%)
  • April27 (8.5%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August21 (6.6%)
  • September28 (8.8%)
  • October24 (7.5%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December21 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (53%)
  • Wet or damp134 (42%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (51%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph35 (11%)
  • 60 mph100 (31%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in High Peak in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (13%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (18%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (64%)
  • Passenger128 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (72%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle24 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for High Peak in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, High Peak had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2004.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in High Peak in 2004

Buxton Central, High Peak, SK17 6QW area was the busiest accident hotspot in High Peak in 2004, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in High Peak with the most crashes in 2004

The A57 had the most collisions in High Peak in 2004: 59, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in High Peak, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA575988013
2ndA62946010
3rdA624233105
4thA628193914
5thA5004101003
6thA515101501
7thB5470101601
8thA5391100
9thA618791103
10thB610591401
11thA601581102
12thA62671001
13thB610161101
14thA6234501
15thB60624700
16thA543401
17thA60163600
18thB50593500
19thA60132200
20thA5371100

Towns in High Peak: crashes in 2004

Buxton, High Peak had the most collisions of any town in High Peak in 2004: 41.

Postcode districts in High Peak: crashes in 2004

SK13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in High Peak in 2004: 103.

Latest crashes in High Peak in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in High Peak in 2004, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

High Peak road accidents in other years